Bad weather in Spain: Waves of 8 meters drowned 4 people

Four dead from the Nelson wave that hits . They lost their lives when they were swept away by the strong waves. The bad weather “Nelson” sweeping Spain occurred with winds of 90 km per hour and waves of up to 8 meters high, with tragic account of four deaths. According to a statement by the Militia (Guardia Civil), a 16-year-old minor Moroccan was playing with his company near the waves at Mirackle Beach in the Mediterranean region of Taragona and fell accidentally into the turbulent sea. A German tourist, who was in the area, fell into the water to save him, but both eventually drowned, drifted off the strong waves. In northern Spain, too, in the district of Asturias, the waves lured an English tourist who observed the sea riot at the edge of a wavebreaker at the mouth of the Nalon River. Another woman in the nearby village of Koudieros was swept away by the waves the moment she passed through the small port of the village. Civil Protection has issued warnings to citizens not to approach beaches and avoid low places that may be affected by high tide and waves. The bad weather “Nelson” will continue over the next few hours, with heavy rainfall and very strong winds in many parts of the country.