As weather conditions are now beginning to stabilise and are expected to improve over the coming day, Spain is coming to terms with last week’s floods.Two consecutive days of torrential rain, caused floods that have so far claimed at least six lives.
The deadly floods have swept away cars and decimated buildings in the regions of Valencia, Murcia and eastern Andalusia.
The most recent victim is a 41-year-old man reported dead on Saturday morning in the city of Orihuela, Alicante.
Photos:EPA-EFE/Torre Pacheco City Council/MORELL/Manuel Lorenzo
Vehicles ravaged by the floods are seen in Orihuela, Alicante, eastern Spain. A handout photo made available by the City Council of Torre Pacheco showing floods as result of the torrential rains fallen in the recent days in Torre Pacheco, in the region of Murcia, southeastern Spain. Residents of the area of Dolores continue with the cleaning works after torrential rains lashed Alicante, eastern Spain.
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