IMAGES: Southern Spain hit by worst floods in living memory
Authorities and residents in the Malaga province were facing a huge clean up operation on Monday after torrential rain over the weekend caused the worst flooding in decades.
Resident clean up in Campillos. Photo: AFP
A firefighter lost his life near Campillos when the fire engine he was in overturned during a rescue mission, he was swept away in the flood torrent and his body was discovered on Sunday.
A crashed fire truck that overturned during rescue operations on a flooded road in Campillos causing a fireman to lose his life. Photo: AFP
Rescue teams across the province were called to dozens of incidents on Sunday as torrential rain caused flash flooding and burst the banks of rivers.
Drone footage shows the devastation caused bu the floods:
The zones most affected were around Bobadilla, Campillos, Teba, Casarabonela and Ardales, as well as the Ronda area and Estepona.
Where does the sea end? #Estepona is experiencing torrential rain and AEMET have kept Malaga province on red alert - severe risk #Floods #CostadelSol #Andalucia pic.twitter.com/Sc1gbNZavN
— Charlie Smith ??????? (@Charlie_smith95) October 21, 2018
Dramatic footage showed one Civil Guard team air-lifting a trapped resident from a house surrounded by rising flood water in Cortes de la Frontera.
La Guardia Civil rescata a una mujer que quedó atrapada en una vivienda por las inundaciones en Cortes de la Frontera (Málaga) https://t.co/Kj1goirwYK pic.twitter.com/Hths4j7Vei
— AEGCandalucía (@AEGC__ANDALUCIA) October 21, 2018
The Spanish weather agency had issued severe weather warnings for storms bringing torrential rain across parts of Andalusia during Saturday night and into Sunday.
Hundreds of residents were forced to abandon their homes amid rising flood water, while others became trapped as roads were swept away.
The government sent in the military to help with the rescue and clean-up operation with more resources deployed on Monday and is poised to declare the province a “disaster zone”.
Otra vista del Tajo de #Ronda y el Río Guadalevin. 150-200 mm han caído hoy en la ciudad. #Málaga@ecazatormentas pic.twitter.com/mNsncZ3lFQ
— Samuel Molina Romera (@Samuel_MR17) October 21, 2018
In the picturesque hill town of Ronda, archaeologists were called in to assess damage to medieval Arabic baths, build by the Moors in the 13th century, after the walls were washed away in the floods. It was said to be one of the best-preserved hammams on the Iberian Peninsula.
The moment the walls were washed away and cypress trees uprooted were captured on camera:
On Monday, schools remain closed in Estepona, Campillos, Benaoján and Bobadilla.
⛔ #StopBulos. No ayudes a difundir información falsa con imágenes manipuladas como esta. Sigue sólo fuentes oficiales @E112Andalucia @AndaluciaJunta @JusticiaJunta @MalagaJunta @Plan_INFOCA #FMA pic.twitter.com/VSXJ1ktyDV
— Consejería Educación (@EducaAnd) October 21, 2018
Authorities said they were making it a priority to mend the damage caused by the floods and open up the roads.
Operarios de @FomentoAND trabajan esta mañana en la reparación de diversas carreteras de #Málaga afectadas por las lluvias, como en la A-384, en #Campillos pic.twitter.com/ywl3GKqfDr
— MálagaJunta (@MalagaJunta) October 22, 2018
This map shows the roads which remain closed:
?#FMA #Sevilla ?️⛈️ El tráfico ferroviario permanece interrumpido en varios puntos y @Adif_es ha activado planes alternativos. Aún siguen vigentes cortes en carreteras de El Rubio, Badolatosa, Osuna y Los Corrales. pic.twitter.com/oMJliXswbG
— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) October 22, 2018
READ ALSO: Body of young boy brings death toll of Mallorca floods to 13
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Resident clean up in Campillos. Photo: AFP
A firefighter lost his life near Campillos when the fire engine he was in overturned during a rescue mission, he was swept away in the flood torrent and his body was discovered on Sunday.
A crashed fire truck that overturned during rescue operations on a flooded road in Campillos causing a fireman to lose his life. Photo: AFP
Rescue teams across the province were called to dozens of incidents on Sunday as torrential rain caused flash flooding and burst the banks of rivers.
Drone footage shows the devastation caused bu the floods:
The zones most affected were around Bobadilla, Campillos, Teba, Casarabonela and Ardales, as well as the Ronda area and Estepona.
Where does the sea end? #Estepona is experiencing torrential rain and AEMET have kept Malaga province on red alert - severe risk #Floods #CostadelSol #Andalucia pic.twitter.com/Sc1gbNZavN
— Charlie Smith ??????? (@Charlie_smith95) October 21, 2018
Dramatic footage showed one Civil Guard team air-lifting a trapped resident from a house surrounded by rising flood water in Cortes de la Frontera.
La Guardia Civil rescata a una mujer que quedó atrapada en una vivienda por las inundaciones en Cortes de la Frontera (Málaga) https://t.co/Kj1goirwYK pic.twitter.com/Hths4j7Vei
— AEGCandalucía (@AEGC__ANDALUCIA) October 21, 2018
The Spanish weather agency had issued severe weather warnings for storms bringing torrential rain across parts of Andalusia during Saturday night and into Sunday.
Hundreds of residents were forced to abandon their homes amid rising flood water, while others became trapped as roads were swept away.
The government sent in the military to help with the rescue and clean-up operation with more resources deployed on Monday and is poised to declare the province a “disaster zone”.
Otra vista del Tajo de #Ronda y el Río Guadalevin. 150-200 mm han caído hoy en la ciudad. #Málaga@ecazatormentas pic.twitter.com/mNsncZ3lFQ
— Samuel Molina Romera (@Samuel_MR17) October 21, 2018
In the picturesque hill town of Ronda, archaeologists were called in to assess damage to medieval Arabic baths, build by the Moors in the 13th century, after the walls were washed away in the floods. It was said to be one of the best-preserved hammams on the Iberian Peninsula.
The moment the walls were washed away and cypress trees uprooted were captured on camera:
On Monday, schools remain closed in Estepona, Campillos, Benaoján and Bobadilla.
⛔ #StopBulos. No ayudes a difundir información falsa con imágenes manipuladas como esta. Sigue sólo fuentes oficiales @E112Andalucia @AndaluciaJunta @JusticiaJunta @MalagaJunta @Plan_INFOCA #FMA pic.twitter.com/VSXJ1ktyDV
— Consejería Educación (@EducaAnd) October 21, 2018
Authorities said they were making it a priority to mend the damage caused by the floods and open up the roads.
Operarios de @FomentoAND trabajan esta mañana en la reparación de diversas carreteras de #Málaga afectadas por las lluvias, como en la A-384, en #Campillos pic.twitter.com/ywl3GKqfDr
— MálagaJunta (@MalagaJunta) October 22, 2018
This map shows the roads which remain closed:
?#FMA #Sevilla ?️⛈️ El tráfico ferroviario permanece interrumpido en varios puntos y @Adif_es ha activado planes alternativos. Aún siguen vigentes cortes en carreteras de El Rubio, Badolatosa, Osuna y Los Corrales. pic.twitter.com/oMJliXswbG
— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) October 22, 2018
READ ALSO: Body of young boy brings death toll of Mallorca floods to 13
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