A 71-year-old British man has died after being rescued from floods in Spain, a local government leader said.

He died hours after being rescued from his home on the outskirts of Alhaurin de la Torre, Málaga, the president of the Andalusian government said on Wednesday.

Juanma Moreno added that the man, who has not been named, died in hospital after hypothermia and cardiac arrest.

He paid his respects to the Briton’s family in the statement about X.

At least 95 people have been killed in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted railway lines and main roads in the worst natural disaster to hit the country in recent history.

Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia confirmed a death toll of 62 people on Wednesday.

The central government office for the Castilla La Mancha region added that an 88-year-old woman was found dead in the city of Cuenca.

Rain showers caused flooding across much of southern and eastern Spain on Tuesday, stretching from Málaga to Valencia.

Floods of mud-colored water sent vehicles tumbling through the streets at high speed, while pieces of wood containing household items fluttered into the water.

Police and rescue services used helicopters to lift people from their homes and rubber boats to reach drivers trapped on the roofs of cars.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said dozens of towns were flooded.

“For those who are looking for their loved ones, all of Spain feels your pain,” he said in a televised address.

“Our priority is to help you. We are deploying all the resources necessary so that we can recover from this tragedy.”