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- VALENCIA, Dec 28 — Torrential rains flooded Spain's southern and eastern provinces over the weekend, killing one and leaving two missing on Sunday evening as riverbeds swept away vehicles.
- Last year, deadly floods in October killed over 220 people and caused billions in damage, and critics blamed late warnings, prompting the regional leader to resign.
- Spain's Civil Guard recovered a man's body in Malaga after his van was swept away Sunday, while a second van passenger remained missing and emergency teams searched in Granada; eight other provinces were placed on orange alert.
- Authorities issued red alert warnings to people's phones on Sunday evening, urging residents to stay indoors and move to high ground as weekend storms prompted emergency responses.
- Critics say delayed warnings last year raise scrutiny now, noting the regional leader's resignation and the storm system's big waves in Barcelona on Dec. 26.
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At least one person died in the major floods in southern Spain following diluvian rains during the night of Saturday to Sunday, announced the rescue, two people remaining missing at this stage, according to the authorities. Spain is on the front line of climate change in Europe, with in recent years longer heatwave episodes in summer and cases of torrential rains caused by the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases generated by human activit…
One dead in southern Spain after flooding; Flash floods hit California
Madrid (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 One person was found dead and two were missing after torrential rains caused flooding in southern Spain, authorities and rescue services said Sunday, calling for extreme caution. Spain has been exceptionally strongly affected by climate change in recent years, ...
Heavy rainfall has led to flooding in the south of Spain.
Areas of Andalusia, as well as Valencia and Murcia, were affected. Cars were swept away by the water and traffic was disrupted in some places.
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