Four people have died as heavy rain and flash-flooding continue to batter south-eastern Spain, swelling rivers, turning roads into torrents and forcing the shutdown of two regional airports, Guardian reports.
Police in Almería said a middle-aged man died in the early hours of Friday after his car became trapped in a tunnel that flooded in minutes.
The city’s mayor, Ramón Fernandez-Pacheco, told Cadena Ser radio that police officers managed to rescue two of the three people in the vehicle but one occupant remained inside.
Another man died in his car in Granada province on Friday, according to local authorities, who said the vehicle was found submerged in mud and water.
On Thursday, a 51-year-old woman and her 61-year-old brother were found dead in an overturned car that floodwaters had washed away in Caudete, about 60 miles (100km) south of Valencia.
Spain’s acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said the military emergency unit had been deployed and he sent his condolences to the families of the dead.
“A difficult and intense night,” he tweeted on Friday. “Some areas remain on alert amid torrential rains. Sadly we are mourning a third victim in Almería. All my love to the families of those who have died and to all those affected by the weather. Let’s step up the precautions.”
Almería and Murcia airports remained closed on Friday because of the heavy rains.
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