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The unnamed 71-year-old man died hours after being rescued from his home on the outskirts of Malaga after heavy rain and hailstorms triggered flash floods in the area.
This week, around 3,000 people living along the Guadalhorce River, and reportedly a further 1,100 near the Vélez River in the Malaga province have been evacuated due to the risk of flooding.
A more useful map would be by regions, there's no reason Sardinia, most of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, etc need to be here ... 09:44, 18 July 2021 593 × 606 (692 KB)
Thousands were evacuated in Malaga as powerful storm hit Spain just weeks after deadly flash floods Malaga flooding latest: Severe rain alert for parts of southern Spain as some homes flooded Skip ...
Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period. [5] The 1957 Valencia flood was caused by a three-day cold drop (Spanish: gota fría) (which usually leads to heavy autumn rains in Spain and France); it overflowed the banks of the Túria river and devastated the city of Valencia.
At least one person was killed when 1,300 homes were affected by floods in northern France as a result of Storm Henk in January. [24] Eight departments in northern and western France were put under flood alert. [25] Particularly affected was the town of Arques in the Pas-de-Calais department. [26] The River Aa overflowed following heavy rains. [27]
In Malaga, flooding on Wednesday forced the main hospital to halt services as water swept through corridors. Major roads and the high-speed rail link with Madrid were also closed.
2018 European floods: Spain, France, Italy: 69: Heavy rain 2019: 2019 Yorkshire Dales flooding: United Kingdom: 0: Heavy rain 2019: 2019–2020 United Kingdom floods: