Rescue of 10-year-old who spent the night clinging to a tree; 3 killed in heavy rain and floods in Spain
降り続く大雨で大規模な洪水が発生したスペインの首都マドリード近郊で、木にしがみついて一夜を明かしていた１０歳の男の子が救助された
A 10-year-old boy was rescued after spending the night clinging to a tree near the Spanish capital Madrid, where heavy rains caused massive flooding.
At least three people have been killed in the region in recent days of torrential rains.
スペイン国営放送ＲＴＶＥが４日に伝えたところによると、男の子の一家が乗った車は３日、マドリード州アルデア・デル・フレスノを流れるアルベルチェ川に転落した
Spanish state broadcaster RTVE reported on the 4th that the car the boy’s family was riding in fell into the Alberce River in Aldea del Fresno, Madrid, on the 3rd.
母親と娘はその日の晩に発見されて病院に搬送された
The mother and daughter were found later that evening and taken to hospital.
The boy had gone missing, but was found by a security guard at a private property around 8 a.m. the next day.
The search for the father continues.
地元当局者によると、大規模な洪水に見舞われたスペイン中部のトレドでは、４日までに３人の死亡が確認された
Local officials said three people had died in the central Spanish city of Toledo as of Thursday, as massive floods swept through the city.
Buildings such as cars and houses were also severely damaged.
豪雨は５日には弱まり、スペイン気象庁は同地の警戒レベルを「赤」から「黄色」に引き下げた
The heavy rains eased on Sunday, prompting the Spanish Meteorological Agency to lower the alert level for the region from ’red’ to ’yellow’.
スペインはこの夏、異常な熱波に見舞われて山火事による被害が広がった
Spain has been ravaged by wildfires this summer after an unusual heat wave
As the human-made climate crisis accelerates, experts expect these disasters to become more intense and more frequent in the future.
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