An electrician in La Linea has become the second person to drown when a flash flood trapped him inside a car yesterday afternoon as co-workers narrowly avoided the same fate.<\/p>\n
The as yet to be named man was attempting to fix a power cut in the area when the tragedy occurred.<\/p>\n
In a post on Facebook last night, Juan Jose Franco, mayor of La Linea, declared three days of mourning.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was working to restore power to the area when it happened. I have just declared three days of official morning. We are profoundly sadly for his loss and we are united with his family in their grief.\u201d<\/p>\n
He is the second victim of the floods, a young woman who was trapped in the basement of a club in Estepona also lost her life despite attempts by emergency services to rescue her.<\/p>\n
There is more heavy rain expected today. The area has been put on a red danger weather alert. According to official reports it is the worst rainfall to hit the Costa Del Sol in 27 years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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