By Bond Robertson 
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Cars were swept away in the Andalusian town of Alora when heavy rains caused a river to burst its banks. image: Gregorio Marrero/AP/NTP -
One person was rescued by helicopter when a river burst its banks in Alora, Andalusia. image: Gregorio Marrero/AP/NTP
Seven people are missing after torrential rains caused flash floods in southern and eastern Spain.
The storm led to the cancellation of rail and air traffic, and in Letur, Albacete Province, cars were swept away by bodies of water.
The head of the Valencia region said, according to Reuters, that a currently unknown number of dead people had been found in the areas affected by the floods.
Spanish authorities said on Tuesday evening that rescuers were using drones to search for six people reported missing after flash floods in the city.
In the city of Lacudia in the Valencia region, a truck driver is missing.
In the Andalusia region, a high-speed train carrying 276 passengers derailed, but no one was injured. In Alora in the same region, several people had to be rescued, some by helicopter, when a river burst its banks.
- I am following with concern the reports of missing persons and the devastation caused by the storm in the last few hours, signed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez × Tuesday evening.