Two women have died and two babies were injured after torrential rain in the northwestern Spanish village of Manzanedo de Valdueza triggered flooding and a landslide.
Emergency services, including a rescue helicopter, responded Saturday to the rural village after "fierce storms in the hills triggered a large flow of stones, mud and sludge," according to the local mayor. Images from the scene show mud and stones washed through the village, which is situated in a mountainous and forested area.
The deceased women were identified as being approximately 60 and 80 years old. The two injured babies were treated for bruises. A third person, a man in his 80s, who had been reported missing, was found unharmed.
The extreme weather also caused damage in the neighboring village of Bouzas. On Sunday, seven regions in northern and central Spain were under a yellow alert for storms and heavy rain.
This extreme weather event occurs during a summer marked by severe wildfires across Spain. In July, a wildfire in the Almeria province of Andalusia resulted in 13 fatalities, including a British mother. Another wildfire in Belgium has spread across at least 16 square kilometers (6 square miles) of forest since Friday, forcing evacuations, while similar incidents have led to evacuations in Greece and France, and one death in Croatia.