Torrential rains, after months of drought, cancel Good Friday processions. Rain is expected to last at least until Monday, jeopardizing other processions planned for the weekend.
Seville Mayor José Luis Sanz said this year's "La Madruga" would only be a "fleeting memory" because of the rain. Rain also forced the cancellation of other parades in Cádiz (southwest) and Zaragoza (north) Four people died Thursday in three incidents on Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts after falling into the sea.