The deadliest flooding to hit Spain in decades sweeps away cars, turned roads into rivers, leaving towns under water and disrupting railways
The unnamed victim died in hospital from hypothermia and cardiac arrests hours after he was rescued from his home near Alhaurin de la Torre, Málaga, the president of the Andalusian government said on Wednesday.
Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia confirmed a death toll of 92 people on Wednesday. Another two casualties were reported in the neighbouring Castilla La Mancha region, while southern Andalusia reported one death. Rescue personnel and more than 1,100 soldiers from Spain’s emergency response units were deployed to affected areas, while the central government set up a crisis committee to coordinate rescue efforts.
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