Storm Gloria kills 7 in Spain

The toll of the passage of the storm Gloria on Spain has risen to 7 dead and four missing, while the disturbance has moved to the French Pyrenees.

In southern France there is a red alert for possible floods. Two rivers are already overflowed and 1,500 people have been evacuated. The latest victim in Spain was a man who fell overboard in the port of Palamos, in northeastern Catalonia.

The storm brings torrential rains, snow, wind at 100 kilometers per hour and waves up to 10 meters high. In the last few hours, Météo-France has confirmed a "red alert" north of Perpignan and south of Carcassonne. About 1,500 residents were evacuated to the eastern Pyrenees and a few dozen to Aude after two rivers overflowed.

"The rains - the French weather forecast - which will fluctuate in intensity, will last until Thursday at noon, mainly affecting the eastern part of the two departments, including the coast. And the schools in the areas concerned will remain closed.