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Five-year-old among three still missing in Majorca flash floods that left 10 people dead

Rescue workers search for people still missing after deadly Majorca Island flash floods that left ten people dead [Courtesy]

Rescue workers searched desperately Thursday for a five-year-old boy and two Germans still missing on Spain's holiday island of Majorca after flash floods tore through streets and swept away cars, killing 10 people.

A massive clean-up was under way in the mud-covered streets of Sant Llorenc des Cardassar, one of the worst-hit towns, after intense, driving rain on Tuesday afternoon surprised locals who only had a precious few seconds to react before a torrent descended.

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