Laut neuesten Behördenangaben töteten die sintflutartigen Regenfälle auf der spanischen Insel mindestens neun Personen. 80 Soldaten und sieben Fahrzeuge des Militärs unterstützen inzwischen die mehr als 100 Retter, die bereits in der Nacht Hilfe geleistet hatten. «Ich habe alles verloren. Es sieht hier aus, wie das Ende der Welt», so eine Anwohnerin im Interview.

Byline: Laura Zimmermann

Location: Mallorca Spanien

Notes:

Torrential flooding leaves trail of deadly devastation on Mallorca

SHOTLIST:

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Sant Llorenc - 10 October 2018

1. Muddy street with three cars on top of each other

2. Cars

3. Furniture shop damaged by flood waters

4. Various people cleaning out flooded garage

5. Various bread and supplies shop owner Angela Alfaro outside of damaged shop

6. Various damaged shop inside

7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Angela Alfaro, flood victim:

"At around 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, it was raining very heavily and I went to Manacor to buy flour for the cakes. I was very surprised that at 8 o'clock I was told I couldn't go (back) to the village because everything had collapsed. This morning, I came in with my son-in-law and it was very chaotic, as far as I know, I have lost everything. This looks like the end of the world."

8. Various the Oliver family cleaning their home

9. Woman in room with mud stains up the wall

10. Various of mud stains

11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Tomas Oliver, home owner:

"The water came up to this level, now we are doing the cleaning. We are grateful that we are all alive but we pray for those that have lost their lives to this huge flood."

(Q) When it happened, you were at home?

"There were four people here, but they went upstairs, they survived thanks to that."

12. Pan flash flood canal through village to clean up

13. Canal and damaged car

14. Various exterior Oliver family home damaged furniture

15. Various streets and damaged cars

STORYLINE:

Torrential rainstorms that caused flash flooding of water and mud on the Spanish island of Mallorca killed at least nine people, authorities said on Wednesday.  

A spokeswoman with the regional emergency service said two British nationals and a Dutch woman were among the victims, but she couldn't confirm whether six more people were still missing at midday as local media reported.

The Britons and two local residents died in the town of Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, the town's deputy mayor, Antonia Bauza, told Cadena SER radio.

Sant Llorenc, which is about 60 kilometres (40 miles) east of Mallorca's capital, Palma, is where a dry creek overflowed amid heavy downpours, creating a strong current of water and mud that buried cars and uprooted trees along the way, according to witness accounts.

The Balearic Islands' emergency services spokeswoman, who wasn't authorized to be named in media reports, told The Associated Press that the body of a Dutch woman was recovered from the garage of a house in Arta, another nearby town.

Other victims were found in Arta and the coastal town of S'illot, where the overflowing  creek reaches the sea.

Authorities said 80 soldiers and seven vehicles from the military's emergency unit had joined Wednesday more than 100 rescuers who had been working in the area overnight. 

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