Flood waters flow into a metro in Spain.. and the number of victims rises to 3 people

Madrid's metro system was flooded as the city endured its worst rainfall since 1972, leaving two people dead and two others missing elsewhere in Spain.

A video of water pouring into the Madrid subway has gone viral on social media, showing water flowing through the doors of a moving carriage as stunned passengers looked on.

Rainfall can be seen through the coach window as water flows under the door, reaching the passengers within seconds.

The heavy rains that struck Spain led to the death of at least 3 people and the loss of 3 others, in addition to severe damage and flooding. Madrid and Toledo were particularly affected, as flood water entered the subway car and caused concern among passengers.

Madrid Metro lines

Service was suspended on several Madrid Metro lines due to water accumulation due to rain. More than one line was cut off until service was closed, and major complications occurred in the operation of medium and long-distance trains due to the floods that occurred in various areas of the region.

The Spanish newspaper El Pais said that the isolated high-level depression known as Dana, which in the past few hours affected large areas of Spain, with heavy and torrential rains, is declining, leaving three victims, three missing, and thousands of accidents, with roads collapsing and homes submerged in... Wake, river floods and transportation problems.

The victims

The body of a 20-year-old man was found in an elevator in Casarrubios del Monte, a 50-year-old man was found in a stream in Camarena, and another on the A-40 motorway, in the municipality of Burgas.

In Madrid, a 10-year-old boy was rescued after the car in which he was traveling with his family fell into the Albere River in the town of Aldea del Fresno, but the child’s father is still missing, and a 50-year-old woman who was driving a car in Toledo, and an 83-year-old man was swept away in Villamanta, Madrid.

Chaos spread

On the other hand, firefighters in Aldea del Fresno, west of Madrid, confirmed that they were able to rescue the 10-year-old son of a man whose car was swept away after it fell into the Alberche River yesterday.

They revealed that the boy, who was initially reported missing, was found crouched in a tree where he spent the night.

As chaos spread across Spain, a police spokesman confirmed that two people had been killed in the rural area surrounding the central city of Toledo.

They added that helicopters were also sent to rescue people who had taken refuge on the roofs of their homes in the Toledo area.

Emergency Center

The Madrid Region Emergency Center managed a total of 2,157 incidents related to the storm, resulting in 1,390 interventions by firefighters. In addition to Madrid, other regions of the country such as Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, the Basque Country and La Rioja remain on yellow alert due to... Rain.

Acting Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, thanked the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) and the Security, Civil Protection and Emergency Forces for the work done in “such complex days” through a message on the social network, highlighting the “civic spirit and attention to precautionary recommendations.”