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UK tourists in Spain warned as storms and heavy rain alerts remain in force
by Liv Clarke · Manchester Evening NewsWeather warnings for storms and heavy rain remain in place for areas of Spain today after devastating floods hit Valencia, killing 51 people. Flash floods swept away cars, flooded roads and disrupted transport across the region.
Emergency services worked overnight to rescue people from flooded homes and 1,000 soldiers were deployed to help with the efforts. Aemet, Spain’s national weather agency, had issued a red alert for the region - the highest weather warning.
The floods were due to a DANA, an isolated depression at high altitudes which has moved across the country. A special advisory notice for heavy rain remains in place until Thursday, October 31.
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It stated that Tuesday was the peak of the DANA and today it will move “toward the northwest, centred around the southwestern peninsula” with western Andalusian and the Strait of Gibraltar expected to experience “strong and persistent rainfall”.
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Forecasting for today, Aemet has issued amber warnings for rain for the northern interior region of Castellon, with 100mm expected in 12 hours. Amber warnings are also in place for the Seville countryside and the Cadiz region, with 80 mm expected in 12 hours.
Across the north east yellow warnings for rain and hail storms have been issued by Aemet, along with coastal warnings across the north east coast from Castellon de la Plana to Barcelona. No warnings are in place for Valencia, however forecasts predict “heavy rains” for inland Valencia.
Forecasting for Wednesday, Aemet said: “Heavy and/or persistent showers and thunderstorms in large areas of the northeast quadrant of the peninsula and western Andalusia. Very strong in the area around the eastern Iberian Peninsula and inland Valencia. Wind with intervals of strong and/or very strong gusts on the coasts of La Coruña, Tarragona, Barcelona, Castellón and the Balearic Islands, as well as in the mountains of Mallorca.”
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Posting on X, BBC weather added: “Storms shouldn't be as widespread or severe today, but a further 80 to 100mm of rain in 12 hours is possible for a few places. Amber warnings for rain have been issued for Interior of North Castellón, Campiña Gaditanan and Campiña Sevillana.”
By Thursday, the majority of warnings have been removed, although yellow warnings for rain and hail remain in the Castellon region and for Tarragona. Yellow warning warnings for rain are in place for the south west region.