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In Photos: Cars Swept Away, Rivers Overflow As Flash Flood Inundates Spain

A massive rainstorm-triggered flash flood killed 51 people and swept away several cars across southern and eastern Spain on Tuesday. While the village streets turned into rivers and rail lines were disrupted, over a thousand soldiers from Spain's emergency response units were deployed to the devastated areas.

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Cars are being swept away by the water, after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga, Spain.

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Cars are being swept away by the water, after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga.

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A man observes several cars being swept away by the water, after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga, Spain.

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Cars are being swept away by the water, after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga, Spain.

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People look at the rising river, after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga, Spain.

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Cars are swept away by the water, after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga, Spain.

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A view of the rising river, after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga, Spain.

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Emergency teams rescue a person who was stranded by the water in a Guardia Civil helicopter, after the floods preceded by heavy rains that caused the overflow of the river in the town of Alora, Malaga, Spain.