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Spain floods: Spanish boy clings to tree to survive floods

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A boy in Spain stayed safe during dangerous floods by going up a tree and holding onto it all night.

Authorities said his family’s car got pulled into a river, and they can’t find his dad.

According to reports in Spanish media, a 10-year-old was receiving treatment for hypothermia.

However according to the police, heavy rain caused flooding in central Spain, leading to the deaths of three people and three others remain missing.

In the areas that were most affected near Madrid, bridges were destroyed and the roads became flooded with muddy water.

In a countryside area, the family of the boy was trying to get away from the floods. Unfortunately, their car was pulled into the river, as stated by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the leader of the Madrid region.

“He said the boy who didn’t have much money stayed in a tree all night. ”

The police in Spain called the civil guard said they found the boy’s mother and sister, but the rescue workers are still searching for his father in a place called Aldea de Fresno.

Rescuers are still looking for people who were washed away by the floods.

The father was one of three people who were taken away by the strong rain. Rescuers are still searching for them, according to the civil guard.

It also said that three people died because of the storm in the Toledo area, which is southwest of Madrid.

The Spanish weather service (Aemet) said that it measured very heavy rain of 9cm (3. 5in) in the area on Sunday.

On Tuesday, people worked to clean up the mud and debris that was left after the floods.

The governments of Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha have requested the national government to declare the areas that were affected as “catastrophe zones”. This declaration would allow the Spanish government to provide funds to repair the damaged buildings in these areas.

People who live in a certain area were told about a storm through a text message and loud noise on Sunday. This was the first time that the people in charge had used this method to warn them.

The officials said that when people listened to advice to stay at home and not use their vehicles, it made it easier for rescue services to handle the many calls they received.

Spain, as well as other parts of Southern Europe, has been very hot this summer.

Climate experts have cautioned that as the Earth gets warmer, more water will turn into vapor in the summer, causing stronger storms.

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