At least four dead after flooding in eastern Spain
At least four people have died in Spain as torrential rain has battered the country's eastern Mediterranean coast.
DW reports that at least four people have died in Spain as torrential rain has battered the country's eastern Mediterranean coast.
The severe flooding had left more than 450 people stranded on rooftops, in buildings or in cars.
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- Spain · Europe
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- Mediterranean
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- Environment
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