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Malaga streets have turned to rivers as floodwaters sweep through the Costa del Sol. Footage released by the Guardia Civil shows the river bursting its bank in Benamorgasa with vehicles submerged.
Thousands were evacuated in Malaga as powerful storm hit Spain just weeks after deadly flash floods Malaga flooding latest: Severe rain alert for parts of southern Spain as some homes flooded Skip ...
The Malaga area, including the tourist resorts of Marbella, Velez and Estepona, is expected to take the brunt of the extreme weather phenomenon known as a "Dana".
Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period. [5] The 1957 Valencia flood was caused by a three-day cold drop (Spanish: gota fría) (which usually leads to heavy autumn rains in Spain and France); it overflowed the banks of the Túria river and devastated the city of Valencia.
The floods and mudslides were the result of an extreme weather event that, in some places, dropped more than double the monthly average of rainfall in a very short period. Between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. local time (and UTC ), 108 mm (4¼ inches) of rain was recorded at Funchal weather station and 165 mm (6½ inches) of rain at the weather station ...
Refugees walking on the road from Málaga to Almería, ca. 10 February 1937 An estimated 15,000–50,000 civilians, chiefly the elderly, women, and children, fled towards the city of Almería , nearly 125 miles (201 km) to the east via the main coastal highway, the N-340 road ( la carretera N-340 ).
Spaniards braced for further heavy rain and storms on Wednesday, just two weeks after rain and flash floods prompted rivers to overflow in Valencia and other parts of Spain killing more than 200 ...
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