Death Toll In Spain From Storm Hits Four
Faizan Hashmi Published January 22, 2020 | 11:34 PM
The death toll from a storm that has lashed Spain rose to four on Wednesday after the body of a man was found in a flooded area, officials said
Barcelona, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2020 ) :The death toll from a storm that has lashed Spain rose to four on Wednesday after the body of a man was found in a flooded area, officials said.
Police found the body in a zone in the southeastern province of Alicante where they were looking for a 67-year-old man who went missing when his car got swept up in a flash flood, said a local police spokesman.
"We still have not been able to confirm the identity of the person," he added.
Four people are still thought to be missing after Storm Gloria crashed into eastern Spain on Sunday with gusts of over 100 kilometres (60 miles) per hour, snow, freezing rain and massive waves.
The storm is blamed for three other deaths, including that of a 54-year-old homeless woman who died of hypothermia and a 63-year-old man who was killed by flying roof tiles.
Officials are looking for four people, including a 25-year-old British man who went missing on Tuesday while on a beach in the north of the holiday island of Ibiza in the Mediterranean.
Ibiza is part of the Balearic Islands which were hit by waves on Tuesday which reached a record high of 14.77 metres (45.93 feet), according to the port authority.
Spanish media showed images of a powerful wave crashing over a seafront wall and sending water cascading toward the street and nearby buildings in Cala Ratjada in Mallorca, the largest island of the archipelago.
National weather agency Aemet said the storm was starting to abate on Wednesday although it kept the northeastern region of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands on alert.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open results - 1st update
Swiatek's perfect 10 in Stuttgart as Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka
Arandu's roads closed due to flooding
Oil tanker catches fire in Islamabad’s Blue Area
Pakistan committed to ensure safety of foreign nationals: FO
Tennis: WTA Stuttgart results - 1st update
Four passengers injured as train hit an empty vehicle
Over- speeding bus crushed to death two bike riders
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
UAF celebrates Int'l Chinese Language Day
More Stories From World
-
Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform
1 hour ago -
NATO must choose 'whether we indeed are allies': Zelensky
1 hour ago -
US House to vote on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package
1 hour ago -
Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran
2 hours ago -
IMF calls on EU to deepen single market integration to boost growth
2 hours ago -
Second Ecuadoran mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
2 hours ago
-
Oil, gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden seeks green cred
3 hours ago -
Man sets self on fire outside Trump trial
3 hours ago -
Turkey's Freedom Flotilla ready to set sail for Gaza
4 hours ago -
French teen dies from heart failure after knife attack near school
4 hours ago -
Iranians appear unfazed by Isfahan blasts
4 hours ago -
Ecuador mayor killed ahead of anti-crime referendum: police
5 hours ago