Floods and chaos: the raw images of southern Spain in the midst of torrential rains

Six deaths and cuts in communications and significant damage to infrastructure and crops constitute the provisional balance of severe flooding in a broad band of southeastern Spain for a meteorological episode called "cold drop".

Unpublished rains in certain areas, with more than 400 liters per square meter in 48 hours in some places, they caused as early as Thursday overflow of the river and water trails that caused the collapse of vast areas of Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Almería, Granada and Albacete.

Among the latest casualties, the Civil Guard found the body of a 58-year-old man in an area of ​​Orihuela flooded by the overflow of the Segura River. It is thought that he could be dragged into the water when he parked his car and attempted to cross the street.

Mayors of small towns asked for help from national authorities rescue the neighborhood's neighbors or isolated villages that remain trapped in their homes. Meanwhile, rescue helicopters have already taken people out of their homes.

On the other hand, military units work in different fields and participate in rescue and help. It is estimated that they are at least 3,500 evacuees from their homes in southeastern Spain.

The the communications They are also very affected: one of the country's main highways, the AP-7, has been cut off at several places. In a tunnel, it was necessary to enter with boats to rescue the trapped drivers.

In addition, more than 80 national and secondary roads are cut and approximately 700,000 students remain without clbades only in the Valencia region.

The airports of Almeria and Murcia have been closed, but those of Barcelona and Palma have also been temporarily badigned. Several ports in the region have also been closed.

The authorities of the region of Murcia urged the population not to travel by car because the situation is "dramatic", according to the regional president, Fernando López Miras.

The National Meteorological Agency (AEMM) is maintaining the red alert in some areas of the south-east, as it plans to continue to receive rainfall and move to the south of the country and the Balearic Islands.