Torrential rain floods eastern Spain, leaving at least four dead and hundreds stranded on rooftops, in buildings and in cars
Summary
Torrential rain swept across eastern Spain on Monday, October 19, flooding towns, submerging roads and streets, and sweeping some cars away. Helicopters and rescuers winched or evacuated people stranded on rooftops, and authorities urged residents to stay indoors. Reported death tolls differ by outlet and update: The Straits Times reported at least three, Euronews first reported at least two and later at least four, and France 24, Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera each reported at least four. The Straits Times reported shelter-in-place orders for more than 80,000 residents. France 24 reported more than 400 rescues in Valencia, where rainfall reached 700 litres per square metre in 24 hours in some areas, and Deutsche Welle reported more than 450 people stranded on rooftops, in buildings or in cars. Al Jazeera reported residents isolated in parts of Spain's Mediterranean coast, and Euronews reported residents of Els Poblets, near Alicante, cleaning up mud and wrecked furniture on Monday.
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The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports that helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops as torrential rain swept across eastern Spain on Monday, killing at least three people, with shelter-in-place orders in force for more than 80,000 residents.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports in a video piece that heavy rain triggered flooding in eastern Spain that killed at least two people, with streets and cars submerged in the Valencia region as rescuers evacuated stranded residents.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that heavy rain triggered flooding in eastern Spain that killed at least two people, with streets and cars submerged in the Valencia region as rescuers evacuated stranded residents.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports in a later video piece that torrential rain caused severe flooding in eastern Spain, sweeping away cars, submerging roads and leaving at least four people dead.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that torrential rain killed at least four people in recent days in eastern Spain, with more than 400 rescues in Valencia, where rainfall reached 700 litres per square metre in 24 hours in some areas.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that at least four people have died after torrential rain battered Spain's eastern Mediterranean coast, leaving more than 450 people stranded on rooftops, in buildings or in cars.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports four dead as torrential rain batters eastern Spain, with cars swept away, roads submerged and residents isolated in parts of the Mediterranean coast.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that residents of Els Poblets, near Alicante, cleared mud and wrecked furniture on Monday after floods in eastern Spain left at least two people dead.
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