Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate over 350 homes
- Flash floods in southern Spain led to the evacuation of 365 homes in Campanillas after a river burst its banks, as confirmed by Andalusia's regional president Juanma Moreno Bonilla.
- Emergency services responded to hundreds of calls, and roads were closed due to rising waters that affected areas from Malaga to Seville and Cordoba, according to authorities.
- Meteorologists predict March’s heavy rainfall may reverse Spain's long-term drought and end water restrictions since 2021, according to the State Meteorological Agency .
- Authorities are searching for a married couple whose vehicle was swept away by floods while driving across their property, as reported by Juanma Moreno Bonilla.
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Flash Floods in Southern Spain Prompt Officials to Evacuate Homes. Couple Missing in Rising Waters
BARCELONA, Spain—Emergency services in southern Spain were searching Tuesday for a married couple after flash floods swept away their vehicle as rising waters prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes. Authorities closed roads and canceled classes while urging people to heed safety warnings. Andalusia’s regional president Juanma Moreno Bonilla said that the couple’s off-road vehicle was washed away when they were driving across their property…
Flooding caused by heavy rains forced more than a thousand people to evacuate and many schools to close in Andalusia, southern Spain, on Tuesday.
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