A stranded passenger sleeps on the floor of the arrivals hall at Alicante airport, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
A third person has died in a second day of torrential rains in southern Spain where two airports, local train networks and dozens of roads were closed on Friday.
Heavy rainfall in the regions of Valencia and Murcia swept away cars and debris and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people, including from flooded highways.
Almeria and Murcia’s airport were closed, Spanish airport operator Aena said, and tourists were also left stranded in Alicante airport.
“We’ve been in the queue here four or five hours, it’s very difficult to get to the toilet, impossible to get anything to eat,” Haydn Harding, a 78-year old diabetic tourist from Northern Ireland, said at Alicante’s airport.
The man who died in the Andalucian city of Almeria on Friday had tried to go through a tunnel by car, rescue services said. Two siblings had died on Thursday when torrential rain dragged their car
Although the weather seemed to be stabilising, several of the southeastern regions remain on red alert and rivers like Segura, which already flooded the town of Orihuela in Alicante, were still at risk of overflowing in the city Murcia, the local water management authority said.
Authorities recommend citizens stay at home in the affected areas and avoid using their cars.
A car is pictured at AP-7 highway after heavy floods in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Members of the UME, Spanish military emergency unit, remove river reeds brought by the overflowing Segura river as torrential rains hit Orihuela, near Murcia, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
People wade through a flooded street close to the overflowing Segura river as torrential rains hit Orihuela, near Murcia, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
People are seen next to a partially submerged car as torrential rains hit Orihuela, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
A car is stuck on a flooded street as torrential rains hit Orihuela, near Murcia, southeastern Spain, September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Workers leave a fire truck after they were rescued by firefighters in a flooded industrial estate as torrential rains hit Orihuela, near Murcia, southeastern Spain, September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
A partially submerged vehicle is pictured near a flooded tunnel after heavy floods in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Boys sit on a bench in a park near the overflowing Segura river as torrential rains hit Orihuela, near Murcia, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Rescue workers on a boat rescue a person who was stranded inside a flooded tunnel after heavy rains in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Stranded passengers sleep on the floor of the arrivals hall at Alicante airport, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Rescue workers on a boat help a man who was stranded inside a flooded tunnel after heavy rains in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Rescue workers on a boat rescue a person stranded inside a flooded tunnel after heavy floods in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Rescue workers on a boat rescue a person who was stranded inside a flooded tunnel after heavy floods in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
People look at the overflowing Segura river as torrential rains hit Orihuela, near Murcia, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
People cross a flooded street close to the overflowing Segura river as torrential rains hit Orihuela, near Murcia, southeastern Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
People take cover at home as torrential rains hit Orihuela, near Murcia, southeastern Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Vehicles are seen at AP-7 highway after heavy floods in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
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