A destroyed car and debris are seen on the street as heavy rain and flash floods hit Sant Llorenc de Cardassar on the island of Mallorca, Spain, October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo

                   OCTOBER 10th, 2018

Flash floods striking Mallorca, at least 10 dead

According to authorities on Wednesday; torrents of water strong enough to sweep cars along streets and highways, caused by the recent flash floods on the Spanish island of Mallorca, have led to the deaths of at least 10 people, two of which were reportedly British.

In the Eastern town of Sant Llorenc, late on Tuesday, vehicles were spotted being swept down streets with the sudden gushes of brown water, lakes and rivers have overfilled entirely, and some people have even been rendered temporarily homeless. Others likely permanently. A sports centre in the neighbouring town of Manacor is being used as a refuge for such people, until the floods are over and the damages can be inspected.

Reportedly, by the local media, 12 people are still missing, including a child, according to the island’s emergency services. As such, an emergency meeting had been called for by the regional government, at which it was stated that help was already deployed into the area in the form of 630 military units and rescue workers. Pedro Sanchez, the local Prime Minister, has expressed his sorrows and grievances for the lives lost in the flash floods, voicing his intentions to visit the island on Wednesday

“It’s been a huge storm... we realized that we could not control the water,” said Antonia Bauza, a senior official from the San Llorenc mayor’s office, to the radio station Cadena Ser, “The situation is a disaster and we’re trying to locate survivors and help people but everything is flooded and people cannot leave their homes.”

With the floods having diminished by Wednesday, civilians of Mallorca have started fixing up their homes, sweeping away the leftover dirt, mud and stones, leaving the streets alone to represent the carnage of the hostile waters, with ruined vehicles scattered about, and rubble littering some areas still.

Around noontime on Wednesday, according to emergency services on Twitter, two more men had been found dead, one being in S’illot; located down South on the coastline, and another in the town of Arta, in the North-East of the island.

“The most important thing right now is to find the missing people and respond to the concerns of their families and to everyone who lives near the affected areas,” said Sanchez, to reporters “We will be there to support them at this difficult time.”

Before the weekly prime minister Sanchez’s question time in parliament on Wednesday morning, a minute of silence had been held by lawmakers for the lost souls of the floods.

By Patryk Krych | The World Daily

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