Two people died and one was missing on Monday after heavy rains lashed Spain, triggering flash floods that forced the closure of Madrid metro lines and high-speed rail links. Pics/AFP
Updated On: 2023-09-04 05:35 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
The weekend storm affected almost the whole country, with the heaviest rains recorded on Sunday in the coastal provinces of Cadiz, Tarragona and Castello, according to state weather office Aemet
Two people died in the province of Toledo as a result of the storm, the head of the regional government of Castilla La Mancha said, without giving details
Spanish media said a man was found dead by police during a rescue attempt on a road near the town of Bargas while another man died as rescuers tried to reach him in the town of Casarrubios del Monte
Emergency services were looking for a man who went missing after his car was swept away early on Monday by a swollen river in the rural area of Aldea del Fresno west of Madrid, a spokesman from Madrid's emergency services said
A number of metro lines were closed in Madrid on Monday morning due to flooding caused by heavy overnight rains. High-speed rail links between Madrid and the southwestern region of Andalusia and the eastern coastal region of Valencia, which closed on Sunday, reopened on Monday although trains were running at slower speeds in some sections