Extreme weather causing one death over weekend leaves Malaga on yellow alert

VALENTINE’S weekend saw extreme havoc wreaked by the weather in Spain.

Tragically, one toddler died and several adults were injured.

The three-year-old died in Huelva after building materials swept up in the winds hit him on the head.

Meanwhile a Cantabrian fisherman, 73, disappeared while out at sea and a Galician windsurfer, 47, was dragged so far by the wind that he was dumped on the roof of a nearby cottage, according to a local newspaper.

He suffered a broken leg and a head injury.

The Malaga area continues to be on yellow weather alert with risk of strong winds.

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