Ten dead in Spanish floods, British woman missing
Flash floods kill at least nine in southern Spain and 35 are injured when a tornado sweeps through a fairground and knocks over a ferris wheel. A British woman is among those reported missing.
Hundreds have been evacuated after flash floods caused by torrential rain swept through the tourist regions of Andalucia and Murcia.
The tornado ravaged the southern Spanish town of Gandia on Friday night, damaging several rides at a temporary fair ground and cutting electricity, according to a news story posted on the web site. Fifteen of the 35 hurt were seriously injured.
All of the injured are believed to be fairground workers as the grounds were closed to the public at the time, the local media reported.
Inland from the coastal town, rescue teams overnight recovered more bodies from Friday’s flash floods. They included a woman in the town of Lorca, which was badly damaged by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake last year.
Torrential rain
After months of drought, torrential rain flooded streets and homes in the popular tourist region.
The rain brought down a motorway bridge, and swept cars down roads that have been turned into rivers.
At least 600 people have been moved from their homes, regional officials said on Saturday.