US EditionOne dead, two missing in southern Spain as torrential rains cause flash floods
Torrential rains caused flooding in 27 municipalities with rivers bursting banks and triggered mass evacuations, leaving one dead and two missing, officials said.
- On December 28, torrential rains inundated southern Spain, causing rivers to overflow and leaving one person dead and two missing, Spain's Civil Guard reported.
- Spain's State Meteorological Agency issued a red warning for up to 120 litres per square metre as the Guadalhorce River burst its banks, rising to a historic peak of 5.52 metres.
- The ES-Alert system activated, sending phone alarms to 27 municipalities as Emergency 112 crews responded to more than sixty incidents and roads like the MA-5401 and A-7057 were cut.
- Spain's Civil Guard recovered the body of a man whose van was swept away in Malaga, while some 150 people continued searching for a young person in Granada and a missing van passenger under Phase 1 of the Flood Risk Emergency Plan.
- Coming after Storm Alice and last year's deadly floods, Spain faces repeated flash floods as authorities and critics recall last year's floods that killed 220 people and highlight climate change's role.
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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…
Heavy rains put the south of Spain under water. In the case of floods at Christmas, there was at least one fatality – the situation remains tense.
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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, ...
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