A 102-year-old woman died and 90 people had to be rescued on Friday in Madrigueras, in the province of Albacete, after flash flooding swamped the entire town.
According to a statement from the regional government, the municipality recorded 142 litres of rain per square metre, a level that forced the deployment of a large emergency operation. The regional authorities also activated the Adverse Meteorological Risk Plan (METEOCAM) at operational level 1.
