Several missing in Spain after heavy rain causes flooding

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Flash floods in eastern and southern Spain have left several people missing, disrupted train services, and prompted a red alert for heavy rainfall as adverse weather is expected to persist.

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00:00At least one person has died and several are still missing after a severe storm hit Spain.

00:09Red weather warnings remain in place and residents have been evacuated from Valencia by helicopter.

00:18Heavy rains have caused severe flooding in several parts of the peninsula and forced

00:23the cancellation of high-speed trains between Madrid and Valencia and Valencia and Barcelona.

00:30On Tuesday morning, a train derailed in Malaga with almost 300 people on board, although

00:36the incident caused no deaths or injuries.

00:43Flooding also caused the collapse of a bridge in Picanha.

00:51Emergency services are still searching for at least six missing people.

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