Dozens evacuated and roads closed after flooding in central and northern Spain
In the municipality of Mejorada del Campo near Madrid 48 people were evacuated after storm Martinho brought heavy rains.
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In the municipality of Mejorada del Campo near Madrid 48 people were evacuated after storm Martinho brought heavy rains.
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00:00Spain continues to be hit by rainstorms, with the latest one called Martino, causing some
00:07cities to declare a state of emergency and evacuate people.
00:12Dozens of roads have been closed and rivers have overflowed in large areas of central
00:18and northern Spain.
00:19In the city of Avila, a state of emergency was declared after the Adaja and Chico rivers
00:25overflowed and caused floods.
00:28In Madrid, several roads have been closed as the alert remains in place due to the flooding
00:34of the Manzanares river and over 40 people have been evacuated from the outskirts of
00:39the city.
00:40Meanwhile, near the town of Pujera in the southern Andalusia region, footage has been
00:46released of police still searching for a missing man who disappeared four days ago.
00:51Scientists and officials link the swings between drought and heavy rain to climate
00:57change.