Heavy rains leave flooded areas on Spanish island Menorca | AFP

In the town of Es Mercadal, Menorca, streets turned into rivers, sweeping cars away on August 15, as record-breaking rainfall hit Spain’s Balearic Islands, local media reported. The severe downpours caused air travel disruptions and prompted evacuations. Local Edith Plantada captured the torrents of floodwater rushing down a street, and later took pictures of cars that had been swept away. “Help,” Plantada wrote on Instagram, where she shared the clip. The Guardia Civil said that at least 16 peo