Flooding in southern Spain prompts officials to evacuate more than 350 houses
Madrid (AP) – Flash floods released by heavy rains have facilitated officials in southern Spain, evacuating more than 350 homes, closing roads and canceling Tuesday’s classes.
Regional officials ordered the evacuation of 365 homes in the village of Campanilas near the city of Malaga late Monday after a nearby river ruptured the bank. The evacuated personnel spent the night in the municipal gymnasium.
Andalusian interior minister Antonio Sanz said on Tuesday, 19 rivers in Andalusia were in a red alarm as bad weather spread from Malaga on the southern coast to the inland areas near Seville and Córdoba. Due to the increase in water, 40 highways throughout Andalusia, as well as some railway lines must be closed.
The same area in Malaga hit in November when heavy rains in Spain caused devastating flooding in the eastern part of the country, claiming 233 people lived in Valencia.
Spain has suffered prolonged droughts in recent years, especially in the last two weeks in the south, with the latest storms proving that the rainfall in reservoirs and river banks is too high.
Scientists and government officials have linked the fluctuations between these fluctuations to climate change, which is also getting hotter in Spain.
