Spain again hit the elements. The passage of Laurence storm causes strong rains especially in the south From the country where rivers have left their beds.
For the second consecutive day, the rains interrupted traffic and trains and increased the flow of rivers, already very supplied after almost three weeks of almost uninterrupted rains throughout Spain.
A dead woman found dead
Several provinces in the south, southeast, east and center of Spain had been placed on orange alert on Tuesday due to rains, winds and a strong waves.
The bad weather made its first victim on Tuesday. A woman was found dead and her partner was missing in the town of Constantine in the province of Seville. The couple’s vehicle “overturned and was dragged by the current,” said a consumer spokesman for the province, which brings together several institutions in the region.
Guadalquivir threatens to overflow
“It is confirmed that the identity of the body was found lifeless after the disappearance of two people in the Guadalbácar current corresponds to that of the woman,” said the Civil Guard, the gendarmerie equivalent, in a press release. The investigation continued on Tuesday to find the second missing person.
In the cities of Seville and Córdoba, the authorities monitor the emergence of the Guadalquivir River, which threatens to overflow. The City of Seville has announced that it had ordered “the preventive evacuation of the potentially flooded areas on the left bank” of the river.
A part of the AP4 highway, between Sevilla and Cádiz, closed due to the overflow of a tributary of the Guadalquivir.
Rescued animals
In Cartama, near Malaga, on the southern coast of Spain, rescuers helped residents out of their houses flooded. They also rescue animals, especially dogs, as shown by the images disseminated by the Civil Guard.
In the Region of Murcia, in the southeast, “nine people, trapped in their vehicles” were found healthy and emergency services in the town of Aguilas, the local emergency services also reported.
As of Thursday, a new storm arrives in Spain “with generalized rains and intense winds,” warned the National Meteorology Agency (Aemet) in a press release.
The last weeks of precipitation in Spain are about to end the serious drought that suffered between 2021 and 2024. Water reserves increased up to 65.8%, while a year ago they were 56.8%and the average of the last 10 years in this period was 59.1%.
Source: BFM TV
