Argentina sympathizes with Spain for the storm that has already killed five and evacuated one hundred

The Argentine government expressed its solidarity with Spain on Friday after the heavy rain and wind that hit the south-east of the country and where five people have already died and another hundred people had to be evacuated as a precaution.

"Argentina stands with the Government and people of Spain in the face of the magnitude of the disaster and the extraordinary and surprising rains that have affected the south of the country, causing loss of life and material damage" said the ministry. Foreign relations and worship through a declaration.

Albacete (Castilla La Mancha), Murcia and the Valencian Community are the regions most affected by the "cold fall", with rains of more than 300 liters per square meter and strong winds that cause overflowing rivers.

In addition to heavy rains, strong gusts of wind, sometimes more than 100 kilometers to the hour, resulted in the formation of a small tornado in the city of Denia (Alicante), which caused material damage without leave wounded, said an office of the agency EFE.

In the tourist areas of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, winds reaching 70 km / h are recorded. The Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, announced today that the deployment of the military emergency unit of the army (UME) had been ordered to badist in the areas most affected by the storm.

In October of last year, thirteen people, including a child, died in Mallorca from floods and floods of torrents caused by heavy rains.

Last year was the year with the highest number of torrential rain events and deaths in the last decade in Spain.