MADRID: More than 50 people evacuated on Monday from regions in North Spain were hit by a flood record after heavy rain and snow.
The Spanish authority blamed the swollen river floods for the death of at least two people since Friday, and the areas of Navarra and Aragon remained under the warning of bad weather.
In Novillas, the village 520 near the border of the two regions, the local authorities ordered the evacuation of 55 residents as the Ebro River overflowed.
The river water level has swelled up to 8.5 meters (27 feet) in several regions, breaking the record set during the flood six years ago.
In the Aragon region, Zaragoza, the authorities prepared a flood to reach the city of 680,000 on Tuesday.
Hulu, in Navarra, an area known for vegetable plants, residents assessed their losses related to flooding.
The combination of heavy storms and snow and snow melts carrying waves on the ebro river and its tributaries, said Spanish meteorological services.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday connects flooding with a growing effect of climate change on the Iberian Peninsula.
He also announced that the cabinet would issue a “disaster zone” declaration that frees specific emergency funds for the storm affected areas.
Floods in North Spain are blamed for 2 deaths, loss of plants
