Flash Flood in Malaga, Spain (2018-10-21)

Activation time (UTC): 2018-10-21 14:34:00 Event time (UTC): 2018-10-21 13:00:00 Event type: Flood (Flash flood) Activation reason: SPAIN’S Costa del Sol and Malaga are being affected by torrential rains since Saturday, 20 October.One person has died (one firefighter) after heavy rains triggered flash floods. The strength of the waters overturned cars, closed roads, damaged homes and forced hundreds of people to leave their properties.Andalucia is placed under a dangerous red alert severe flooding. Thunderstorms and torrential rain have left Andalucian towns almost engulfed in water. Reference products: 0 Delineation products: 8 Grading products: 0 Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.