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| Majorca flash flood kills at least 10 on Spanish island | Majorca flash flood kills at least 10 on Spanish island |
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| A flash flood on the Spanish island of Majorca has killed at least 10 people, including at least three foreigners. | A flash flood on the Spanish island of Majorca has killed at least 10 people, including at least three foreigners. |
| A wave of muddy water engulfed the town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, in the east of the island, after heavy rain caused a river to burst its banks. | A wave of muddy water engulfed the town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, in the east of the island, after heavy rain caused a river to burst its banks. |
| Vehicles were swept away as water gushed through narrow streets. | Vehicles were swept away as water gushed through narrow streets. |
| Hundreds of emergency workers and sniffer dogs are involved in the search-and-rescue effort. A five-year-old child is missing. | Hundreds of emergency workers and sniffer dogs are involved in the search-and-rescue effort. A five-year-old child is missing. |
| Who are the victims? | Who are the victims? |
| The dead include six Spanish nationals, a Dutch tourist, a British couple and one unidentified victim. | The dead include six Spanish nationals, a Dutch tourist, a British couple and one unidentified victim. |
| Worst affected was the town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, where cars were swept away. The British couple was travelling in a taxi there when it was caught in the flood. The driver was among the victims. | Worst affected was the town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, where cars were swept away. The British couple was travelling in a taxi there when it was caught in the flood. The driver was among the victims. |
| A woman who had been in her car with her two young children also died. As the waters rose, she managed to get her eight-year-old daughter to safety, but she was unable to save her son aged five, who is still missing. | A woman who had been in her car with her two young children also died. As the waters rose, she managed to get her eight-year-old daughter to safety, but she was unable to save her son aged five, who is still missing. |
| One survivor told the local Diario de Mallorca website that he had had to climb out of his car window to get to safety. "I swam 500m [1,650 ft] through the torrent until I got to a house," said Manuel Torrescusa. | One survivor told the local Diario de Mallorca website that he had had to climb out of his car window to get to safety. "I swam 500m [1,650 ft] through the torrent until I got to a house," said Manuel Torrescusa. |
| Three other victims died in the coastal town of S'illot. | Three other victims died in the coastal town of S'illot. |
| The UK's Foreign Office said it was "urgently seeking updates" from Spanish authorities following news of the British couple. | The UK's Foreign Office said it was "urgently seeking updates" from Spanish authorities following news of the British couple. |
| The area was hit with more than 8in (20cm) of rainfall in just a few hours on Tuesday, according to Spanish meteorological agency Aemet. | The area was hit with more than 8in (20cm) of rainfall in just a few hours on Tuesday, according to Spanish meteorological agency Aemet. |
| A senior official from the Sant Llorenç mayor's office described the situation as a "disaster". One Aemet official said such intense conditions of torrential and localised rain occurred only every 80 years. | A senior official from the Sant Llorenç mayor's office described the situation as a "disaster". One Aemet official said such intense conditions of torrential and localised rain occurred only every 80 years. |
| A bridge came down further north on the island in Artà, where an ex-mayor of the town was killed by the flooding. | A bridge came down further north on the island in Artà, where an ex-mayor of the town was killed by the flooding. |
| What efforts are being made to help people? | What efforts are being made to help people? |
| Refuges were set up in a local sports centre to provide shelter for displaced residents. | Refuges were set up in a local sports centre to provide shelter for displaced residents. |
| Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the area on Wednesday, and the Spanish parliament in Madrid held a minute's silence. | Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the area on Wednesday, and the Spanish parliament in Madrid held a minute's silence. |
| Torrential rain hit other areas of Spain too, with Catalonia in the north-east and Málaga in the south among the areas badly hit. | Torrential rain hit other areas of Spain too, with Catalonia in the north-east and Málaga in the south among the areas badly hit. |