A 102-year-old woman dies and 90 people are rescued after a flood in Madrigueras (Albacete)

A 102-year-old woman has died and 90 people have had to be rescued this Friday in Madrigueras (Albacete) after the flood that has flooded the entire town.

As reported by the Board in a statement, the municipality of Albacete has registered a drop of 142 liters per square meter, which has forced the activation of a large emergency device after activating the Risk Plan for Adverse Meteorological Phenomena (METEOCAM) in operational situation 1.

As a result of the floods, a 102-year-old woman died, after the water reached a height of more than one meter inside the house.

In addition, during the afternoon and early evening the emergency services carried out around 90 rescues, mainly of people who were in homes affected by the accumulation of water.

Numerous notices have been received from people seeking information "who were scared and did not know how to act," says the Board.

The operation deployed in Madrigueras has already begun the first de-escalation work, cleaning the affected areas and removing the vehicles that have been accumulated or affected by water.

In addition, the Citizen Security Unit of the Civil Guard (USECIC) will remain deployed throughout the night to reinforce the work and the incorporation of a GEACAM team is expected first thing in the morning to reinforce the cleaning and recovery work in the affected areas.

The delegate of the Board in Albacete, Pedro Antonio Ruiz Santos, the president of the Provincial Council, Santi Cabañero, representatives of the Madrigueras City Council, along with those responsible for Citizen Protection, the Provincial Fire Extinction Service (SEPEI), the Civil Guard and the Red Cross, among other troops and resources mobilized, have participated in the coordination and monitoring of the emergency.

The 112 has also reported on social networks that the CM-316 and AB-105 have been opened, which remained closed in their access to the municipality, while the CM-3222 highway continues to be closed at kilometer 5.