Flood in rural northwestern Spain kills two, injures two babies
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A flood and a landslide triggered by torrential rain killed two elderly women and injured two babies in rural northwestern Spain on Saturday, authorities said.
"The deaths of two women, approximately 60 and 80 years old respectively, have been confirmed," said the emergency services of the Castile and Leon region after the disaster in the small village of Manzanedo de Valdueza.
They added that two babies had been treated for bruises, while a third person reported missing, a man in his 80s, "has been found unharmed".
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A flood and a landslide triggered by torrential rain killed two elderly women and injured two babies in rural northwestern Spain on Saturday, authorities said.
"The deaths of two women, approximately 60 and 80 years old respectively, have been confirmed," said the emergency services of the Castile and Leon region after the disaster in the small village of Manzanedo de Valdueza.
They added that two babies had been treated for bruises, while a third person reported missing, a man in his 80s, "has been found unharmed".