Majorca flash flood kills at least 10 on Spanish island

Vehicles were swept away as water gushed through narrow streets.

Hundreds of emergency workers and sniffer dogs are involved in the search-and-rescue effort. A five-year-old child is missing.

Who are the victims?

The dead include six Spanish nationals, a Dutch tourist, a British couple and one unidentified victim.

The area was hit with more than 8in (20cm) of rainfall in just a few hours on Tuesday, according to Spanish meteorological agency Aemet.

A bridge came down further north on the island in Artà, where an ex-mayor of the town was killed by the flooding.

Refuges were set up in a local sports centre to provide shelter for displaced residents.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the area on Wednesday, and the Spanish parliament in Madrid held a minute’s silence.

Torrential rain hit other areas of Spain too, with Catalonia in the north-east and Málaga in the south among the areas badly hit.