Fierce Floods Hit Southern Spain, Thousands Evacuated
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Fierce Floods Hit Southern Spain, Thousands Evacuated
Updated: Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010, 7:06 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010, 7:06 PM EST
(AFP) - Torrential rain lashing southern Spain caused flooding that blocked dozens of roads and forced the evacuation of some 3,000 people, local authorities said Tuesday.
Spanish media said a 31-year-old man was killed when he was struck by lightning in a farmhouse in the southern town of Arroyo del Ojanco, in the Andalucia region, during a storm.
A nine-year-old girl is also missing after the car she was in was swept away by floodwaters in the south-central town of Almodovar del Campo in the Castilla-La Mancha region, the media said. Her parents were able to escape from the vehicle.
About 30 percent of the historic center of the Andalucian town of Ecija was under some six feet (two meters) of water after the river Genil burst its banks.
The regional government said the flooding forced emergency services to evacuate some 3,000 people in the town on Tuesday. Dozens of homes were also evacuated and many main roads were blocked in other parts of Andalucia.
Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed Spain and Portugal since Saturday. The bad weather is expected to continue until Wednesday and several provinces in Andalucia remain on high alert.
Fierce Floods Hit Southern Spain, Thousands Evacuated
Updated: Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010, 7:06 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 07 Dec 2010, 7:06 PM EST
(AFP) - Torrential rain lashing southern Spain caused flooding that blocked dozens of roads and forced the evacuation of some 3,000 people, local authorities said Tuesday.
Spanish media said a 31-year-old man was killed when he was struck by lightning in a farmhouse in the southern town of Arroyo del Ojanco, in the Andalucia region, during a storm.
A nine-year-old girl is also missing after the car she was in was swept away by floodwaters in the south-central town of Almodovar del Campo in the Castilla-La Mancha region, the media said. Her parents were able to escape from the vehicle.
About 30 percent of the historic center of the Andalucian town of Ecija was under some six feet (two meters) of water after the river Genil burst its banks.
The regional government said the flooding forced emergency services to evacuate some 3,000 people in the town on Tuesday. Dozens of homes were also evacuated and many main roads were blocked in other parts of Andalucia.
Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed Spain and Portugal since Saturday. The bad weather is expected to continue until Wednesday and several provinces in Andalucia remain on high alert.
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