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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 ...
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.
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.
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.
Spain's Civil Protection Agency sent a mass alert to phones warning of an "extreme risk of rainfall".
[214] [215] Due to the large size of the storm, damaging winds and flooding impacted much of Florida's gulf coast. In areas closer to the Big Bend such as Steinhatchee , storm surge reached up to 9.63 feet (2.94 m), while areas as far south as Key West experienced storm surge of 1 to 3 feet (0.30 to 0.91 m).
On June 11, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) began monitoring a trough of low pressure over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that was expected to produce heavy rainfall over the state of Florida. [3] Later that day, it was designated as Invest 90L, allowing for greater monitoring of the system. [4] [5] The invest then moved over Florida. [6]