WATCH: Torrential storms batter eastern Spain – Airports divert flights and trains and roads are cut off in Barcelona and Valencia
TORRENTIAL storms have battered Spain’s eastern coastline, diverting flights, flooding roads and severing rail networks across the region. Manises airport in Valencia was forced to divert 12 flights after its
One man has died in torrential storms that battered Spain's Mediterranean coast, with emergency warnings activated in Murcia. The victim was swept away by a swollen stream near Olivella, Catalonia, on Wednesday night. Rainfall triggered flash flooding, transport issues, and public transport disruption across the region. By Thursday, red alerts were activated in Murcia, indicating an extraordinary level of danger, as the worst weather warnings moved south. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged people to follow emergency service recommendations.
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