ALCANAR, Spain: Spain’s northeast town of Alcanar took toll on Thursday (Sep 2) of the damage to homes and businesses caused by flooding produced by intense rain that fell on large areas of the country. Residents said that they were fortunate that no lives were lost when more than 250 litres per square m
ALCANAR, Spain: Spain’s northeast town of Alcanar took toll on Thursday of the damage to homes and businesses caused by flooding produced by intense rain that fell on large areas of the country.
“We had to get upstairs to our apartment and then leave it all in God’s hands,” said Rosa María Sancho, the 67-year-old owner of a restaurant on the Alcanar boardwalk. Sancho’s daughter Carla Bayerri said that they watched helplessly as “part of the terrace went into the sea".Firefighters used a helicopter to rescue three people in serious danger. More had to be pulled from cars that were caught in the rising waters.
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