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In the province of Toledo, southeast of Madrid, the bodies of two men were recovered on Monday, the government of the Castilla-La Mancha region said. One of the victims died inside a vehicle in the municipality of Bargas. In the village of Casarrubios del Monte, a 20-year-old was found dead in a garage lift.
Already on Saturday, two men aged 31 and 34 fell into the torrential water and drowned while visiting a gorge in Zaragoza in north-eastern Spain. At least two other men were still missing on Monday.
According to official information, a man was wanted who was traveling with his wife and two children in the west of the Madrid region on Sunday evening. Their vehicle was swept away by the masses of water in the Alberche River, which had burst its banks. The woman and daughter were able to save themselves on their own. The ten-year-old son was able to flee to a tree and was found there after a search of several hours.
Severe storms across much of the country
Large parts of Spain were hit by storms with heavy rain, hurricane gusts, lightning strikes and hail on Saturday and Sunday. There were many flight delays. In many places, rail traffic was stopped. Hundreds of passengers therefore had to involuntarily spend the night in train stations in Madrid, Málaga and other cities on Monday night.
Dozens of roads have been closed and parks have been closed. Countless houses, basements, garages and underpasses were flooded with water and mud. Parts of the facade and roof tiles fell onto the streets and trees were uprooted.
For the almost 10,000 inhabitants of the Catalan municipality of Alcanar, there was even a ban on going out for several hours on Sunday due to the dangerous flooding. According to the weather service, 215 liters of rain per square meter fell in just 24 hours. The situation normalized only slowly on Monday. In Madrid, for example, subway and car traffic were still significantly affected. The popular holiday island of Mallorca was largely spared.
Source: Nachrichten
