Nadal donates one million euros to flood victims in Mallorca

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain's tennis star Rafael Nadal has donated € 1 million to flood victims in his hometown of Majorca, according to the mayor of Saint-Laurent, the most affected. .

Thirteen people were killed in October by floods caused by heavy rains on the island of Mallorca, the most important tourist region of the Balearic archipelago.

The affected area included several tourist houses, 60 km from Palma, the capital of Mallorca, and close to the town of Nadal Manakur.

Nadal, who has 17 titles at the Grand Slam tournaments, has opened the doors of his academy to house people displaced by the floods.

"On behalf of the municipality and the people, especially those affected by the flood of October, we want to thank him for the sympathy that he has shown from the beginning and after what s & rsquo; Happened here in St. Lawrence, "said Mayor Nadal.