Spain: Three deaths, destruction and floods due to torrential rains that hit the south of the country

A man died Friday while he was stuck in his vehicle while he was trying to cross a flooded underground tunnel in Almeria. His case raised at three the number of deaths by the torrential rains that hit the southeast of Spain.

The meteorological phenomenon DANA (isolated depression at high levels), better known as "cold drop", which usually coincides with the beginning of autumn in the western Mediterranean, keeps alert several provinces such as Valencia, Murcia, Alicante and Almería. There were major destructions, road cuts and many areas were at the edge of the water.

As well there is weather alert In the Balearic Islands, several airports are closed, train services are interrupted and hundreds of people have been badisted by rescue and rescue services, to which the army has joined in recent hours with helicopters and helicopters. cranes.

The first victims of the storm were two brothers who lost their lives Thursday, when his car was dragged into the water on a road linking Caudete, Albacete.

The third person who died it's made to take in a flooded tunnel that was trying to cross at full speed with his vehicle, while two other people who accompanied him could be saved by the security forces.

The greatest risk has been concentrated today in the Segura River, which began to overflow at the height of the municipality of Orihuela, Alicante, one of the most affected by the temporary, and he was also likely to do so in the capital Murcia.

According to the latest reports and images of public television, the city of Orihuela, which has 76,000 inhabitants, was completely isolated due to the flooding of the river.