Two killed in Spain storms

Two people have died in the torrential rain and high winds which have lashed Spain’s east coast and Balearic islands, flooding roads and washing out a bridge, officials said today.

The damage caused by swollen rivers and gullies Thursday and Friday around the eastern cities of Alicante and Valencia prompted Defence Minister Jose Antonio Alonso to send in the army’s emergency services, regional government spokesman Serafin Castellano said.