Drivers rescued as heavy rains hit southeastern Spain | VOA News #shorts

Firefighters on Tuesday rescued people trapped in their cars as heavy rain flooded roads and fields across southeastern Spain.

Spain’s state weather agency AEMET declared a red alert in the eastern Valencia region and the second-highest alert level in parts of Andalusia in the south, where a train derailed due to heavy rainfall. No one was injured.

Footage showed firefighters rescuing trapped drivers amid heavy rain in the Valencian town of Alzira and cars becoming stuck in flooded streets.

Scientists say extreme weather events are becoming more frequent because of climate change. Meteorologists believe the warming of the Mediterranean Sea, which increases water evaporation, plays a key role in making rain more severe.

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