The British man, who was saved from his home in Malaga, died in hospital a short while later
A British man has died after he was rescued from the floods in Spain, a local official has said. The man, aged 71, died hours after being saved from his home in the outskirts of Alhaurin de la Torre, Malaga, according to the president of the Andalusian government.
"We regret to confirm that a 71-year-old British man has died in hospital hours after being rescued from his home on the outskirts of Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga. He was suffering from hypothermia and died after suffering several cardiac arrests. A hug to your family," he posted.
Rainstorms on Tuesday caused flooding in a wide swathe of southern and eastern Spain, stretching from Malaga to Valencia. Police and rescue services used helicopters to lift people from their homes and rubber boats to reach drivers trapped on the roofs of cars.
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