More than 600 people have been evacuated from their homes in Cadiz due to ‘very concerning’ flooding following the passing of Storm Kristin.
The ‘preventative’ evacuations took place across rural Jerez de la Frontera, after the RIver Guadalete burst its banks.
Earlier on Thursday, dozens of people and animals were filmed being rescued from submerged homes and farms.
Footage shared by the Guardia Civil showed the force traveling to multiple towns on semi-rigid boats to get people to safety.
A helicopter was also used to collect people from their rooftops.
In one clip, two officers can be seen in a semi-rigid vessel filled with dogs and cats.
The dogs, visibly anxious, can be heard whining while seeking the hands of the officers for pets. The cats, seen secured in pet travel bags, can also be heard meowing.
The affected towns are Las Pachecas, Lomopardo, San Isidro and Guadalete, all in the rural area of Jerez de la Frontera.
It follows days of heavy rainfall across Cadiz province brought on by a series of Atlantic storms.
The latest, Storm Kristin, many areas placed under an orange alert for heavy rainfall, meaning there was a significant risk to safety.
The Guardia Civil said: ‘The Special Underwater Activities Group #GEAS and the Air Service #SAER have assisted and evacuated from their homes nearly half a hundred people due to flooding in Las Pachecas, Lomopardo, and San Isidro de Guadalete, following the rise of the Guadalete River in Jerez de la Frontera.
‘Likewise, a person trapped in their vehicle on the A-381 has been rescued.’
On Thursday, only the Grazalema region of Cadiz remains under an advisory for adverse weather.
The area is on a yellow alert for heavy rain from 10am and until 9pm.
