Floods kill firefighter in southern Spain

A flooded field is seen after heavy rain and flash floods hit Campillos, southern Spain, October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

CAMPILLOS, Spain (Reuters) - A firefighter was found dead in the southern Spanish province of Malaga on Sunday, the fire service said, after heavy overnight rain swept through streets and forced hundreds of people from their homes.

In the town of Campillos, cars were borne along the streets by the water and left in wrecked piles after the flood subsided.

Almost 400 millimeters of rain fell in 24 hours in the town of Ardales - around 62 km (40 miles) from the main city of Malaga - alone, according to the regional government's environmental department.

A flooded field is seen after heavy rain and flash floods hit Campillos, southern Spain, October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Firefighter Jose Gil disappeared when the truck he was traveling in with two others overturned, the local fire service said on Twitter. His companions were rescued, but Gil was later found dead.

The Arab Baths monument is seen flooded after heavy rain and flash floods hit Ronda, southern Spain, October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

(Reporting by Jon Nazca, writing by Isla Binnie; Editing by Richard Balmforth)

A firefighter checks a destroyed firefighter truck on a road where a firefighter died as heavy rain and flash floods hit Campillos, southern Spain, October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Firefighters check a destroyed firefighter truck on a road where a firefighter died as heavy rain and flash floods hit Campillos, southern Spain, October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Firefighters look at a destroyed firefighter truck on a road where a firefighter died as heavy rain and flash floods hit Campillos, southern Spain, October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A firefighter cleans his boots from the mud after checking a destroyed firefighter truck on a road where a firefighter died as heavy rain and flash floods hit Campillos, southern Spain, October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca