British man, 71, dies after being rescued from Spain floods

A British antheral has died hours aft being rescued from his location connected the outskirts of Málaga, Spain, aft aggravated flooding deed parts of the country, section officials say.

The 71-year-old - who has not been named - had been taken to infirmary aft the rescue, and was "suffering from hypothermia", according to the president of the Andalusian government, successful confederate Spain.

He died aft suffering "several cardiac arrests", Juanma Moreno said.

At slightest 95 radical person died aft dense rainfall and hailstorms triggered flash floods connected Tuesday.

Most of these deaths - 92 - person travel successful the eastbound metropolis of Valencia.

Two much died successful the cardinal Castilla-La-Mancha region.

There are fears the decease toll could emergence successful the coming days arsenic galore radical stay missing crossed affected areas.

Local officials successful the municipality of Chiva, adjacent Valencia, said it was "impossible" to enactment a last fig connected the fig of radical who person perished.

More than a year's worthy of rainfall fell determination successful conscionable 8 hours connected Tuesday.

Footage posted connected societal media from the portion shows neighbourhoods destroyed and cars piled up successful the street.

Meteorologists believe the utmost upwind is due, successful part, to the Dana phenomenon - erstwhile a excavation of acold aerial interacts with an country of debased unit to make an intensely unstable atmospheric environment.

While studies suggest Dana events hap galore times each twelvemonth successful the occidental Mediterranean, the strength of specified rainfall events appears to beryllium expanding owed to clime change.

In a nationalist code connected Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged residents of regions including Andalusia, Catalonia and Valencia to stay vigilant arsenic respective upwind warnings remained successful place.

“For those who are inactive looking for their loved ones, the full of Spain weeps with you," helium said.

Territorial argumentation curate Ángel Víctor Torres said it was inactive unclear however galore radical were missing.

More than 1,000 troops were deployed to assistance with rescue efforts connected Wednesday, but galore crews struggled to scope affected towns owed to flooded roads and downed powerfulness lines.

The Spanish authorities has declared 3 days of nationalist mourning from Thursday. Some catastrophe alleviation authorities are facing disapproval for being too dilatory to contented warnings during the worst of the weather.