Hundreds Evacuated As Flash Floods Hit Southern Spain

2025-03-19 09:17:47

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA

Madrid: Flash floods unleashed by heavy rains have prompted officials to evacuate 365 homes, shut down roads and cancel schools in southern Spain.

Regional officials ordered the evacuation of 365 homes in the village of Campanillas near Malaga city after a nearby river burst its banks.

Andalusia's interior chief Antonio Sanz said that 19 rivers in Andalusia were on red alert for flooding on Tuesday, as bad weather spread from Malaga on the southern coast to landlocked areas near Sevilla and Cordoba.

A total of 40 highways across Andalusia as well as some rail lines had to be closed due to rising waters.

The same area in Malaga was hit in November when heavy rains across a large swath of Spain led to devastating flooding in the country's east, claiming 233 lives mostly in Valencia.

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