Severe weather, characterised by strong winds and heavy rainfall, struck southern Spain on Friday, tragically resulting in the deaths of three men.
Officials reported that the men were inside a warehouse on a farm near Coria del Rio, close to Seville, when the building’s roof was torn off by the force of the storm.
Local emergency services confirmed that upon arrival at the scene, they discovered the three fatalities. The individuals, believed to be workers at the warehouse, were between 40 and 61 years old.
A representative of Spain’s central government in Seville, Francisco Toscano, indicated preliminary evidence suggests the damage to the warehouse was likely caused by a tornado. Two of the victims were brothers, he added.
Spain’s national weather agency, Aemet, had issued warnings for much of the Andalusia region due to the hazardous conditions brought by Storm Nuria, which also impacted neighbouring Portugal. This marks the fifth storm to hit Spain since the beginning of March, a month that has already seen rainfall levels 2.5 times the average.
Sadly, these storms have now been linked to a total of 10 deaths, including the three in Friday’s warehouse collapse.
