Spain is readying itself for more extreme weather - just weeks after devastating flash flooding swept through Valencia and the east of the country.

Two weeks after flash floods killed hundreds of people, several areas of the country have again been placed on high alert, with a new weather front expected to bring torrential rain and low temperatures. A yellow warning was lifted at 12.00pm in the Balearic Islands after having remained orange, or at significant risk since yesterday, while a yellow warning for snow in Extremadura has now been cancelled.

However dangerous red alerts remain in place in Malaga until midnight and Tarragona until 10pm. Other areas of Andalusia, Catalonia and the Valencian Community are under an orange warning - the second on a scale of three - for rain.

Meanwhile, an alert message was sent from the government to thousands of people across the Costa del Sol. The message, sent in both Spanish and English, read: “Civil alert… Red warning activated (Aemet), extreme risk of rainfall… be very cautious, avoid travel and follow the advice of 112.”

Read our live blog below for the latest updates...

Zasha Whiteway-Wilkinson

Storms and flooding closes schools and sees train cancellations as Spanish labour minister urges people not to go to work

New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes, reports the Independent.

It comes as Yolanda Diaz, the second vice president of the government and labour minister has urged people not to go to work in areas that are on red alert due to the extreme weather.

She said: "We are on red alert and, therefore, you do not have to take risks, you must not go to work."

Liam Doyle

Andalusia government confirms no deaths despite severe flooding in Malaga

The Andalusian government has confirmed that no one has died in the latest round of flooding that has hit Malaga.

While the flooding death toll - which counts everyone who has died since flooding began on October 29 - increased today, Moreno Bonilla, the President of the Andalusian Government, said no one has died in the latest flooding. He added that the road network is also passable.

Liam Doyle

Residents told to climb to upper building floors as floodwaters surge

Spanish officials have issued an alert for residents living in Alcanar, in Montsia, Tarragona.

Civil Protection has told residents to climb to the upper floors of their buildings, with a message issued in all caps on social media telling people to "go to the first floors". The notice states: "CIVIL PROTECTION NOTICE ACTIVATED, GO TO THE FIRST FLOORS, IF YOU CAN'T AND YOU ARE IN RISK, 112 IMMEDIATELY!"

Liam Doyle

Storm death toll rises to 216

The number of deaths from Storm Dana has risen to 216, Spanish authorities have said.

Recent figures from the Data Integration Centre (CID) revealed the new death toll, which comes after floodin and the following low tide hit Valencia on October 29.

Liam Doyle

Pictures show true extent of near-overflowing rivers

Pictures taken in Malaga today show the significant extent to which the rain has raised river levels in the area.

River water levels have surged since the rain started falling in Malaga (
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Liam Doyle

Valencia President prohibits travel inside storm-hit red zone

The President of Valencia has prohibited private travel within the red zone in which lie some of the worst flood-hit areas.

Carlos Mazón has restricted all travel within the eastern Tarragona and southern Malaga provinces, where the alert was placed this morning. People living in the red zone are expecting 180 millimetres (7.1 inches) of rain in just 12 hours officials fear could generate flash floods.

Liam Doyle

More than a dozen flights cancelled at Malaga airport

Significant rain in Malaga has lead aviation authorities to cancel flights from the airport at Costa del Sol.

Approximately 20 flights have been affected by the storm, with 15 cancelled and five diverted to other airports in the region, according to the AENA. Floodwater has washed over airport runways, and into some facilities.

Liam Doyle

University of Malaga to suspend Thursday classes

The University of Malaga plans to suspend classes on Thursday, the second day it has done so this week.

The university joined other institutions in Valencia when it suspended classes and face-to-face activities "for security reasons" On November 14. The move is the second day in a row that chiefs have done so, and likely the last, the university said in a statement this evening.

A representative said: "Although we will be notified promptly through our institutional communication channels, it is expected that all our activities will be normalized on Friday, November 15."

Liam Doyle

Thousands evacuated as key river surges

Thousands of people have been evacuated from a Spanish region after water levels of a local river started surging.

Approximately 1,100 people have been evacuated from Vélez-Málaga due to the rising Vélez River, with the local council removing people from two campsites and a shanty town. They made the decision before the river - which has started overflowing at its mouth - surged even more extensively.

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Spanish meteorological agency releases 'extreme danger' red warning

Spain's national meteorological agency has issued a new red alert for rain.

The Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) has sent an urgent warning to residents living in Valencia's coastal areas, with up to 180mm of rain set to accumulate in a matter of hours, causing river overflows and flooding.

The warning states: "More than 180 l/m² could accumulate in four or five hours. The danger is extreme. Avoid travel. River overflows and flooding may occur. Be very careful!"

Liam Doyle

Town of 1,500 threatened by severe Malaga flooding

A town of 1,500 people in the path of severe storms in Malaga could experience severe flooding.

Spanish national publication El Pais reports that the Benamargosa River, in the town of the same name, has already started flooding homes and businesses. The thousands of residents in the community, located in the Axarquía region, to Malaga's east, are increasingly in danger from the rising waters.

Flow height has reached 5.97 metres, two and a half metres about the previously established historical maximum. Crops have been destroyed, and mud now coats the town's streets, with cars having been dragged downstream, echoing scenes from earlier this month when the flooding began.

Liam Doyle

Train traffic cut off between Valencia and Barcelona

Parts of a major train line have been cut off this evening as rain continues to pound Spain.

Spanish train operators the Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) said it has shuttered the Valencia-Barcelona line between Castelló and Cambrills. Interruptions started at 5pm today due to the bad weather, with traffic blocked between Catalonia and Valencia.

Joseph Gamp

Frightening video shows floodwaters teaming through centre of Malaga

New video footage shows fast flowing floodwaters ripping throuhg the centre of Malaga.


Meanwhile another video on social media shows torrents of water flowing past a horse farm. According to reports the horses are trapped in their stables.

The video was posted to Twitter with the caption: "Help needed at the Horse Riding Centre in Malaga. Battery-powered radios are needed to open the doors of the drowning horses."

Natalia Penza

Officials insist Malaga airport 'fully operative' despite flooding

Spain's airport authority AENA insisted this afternoon Malaga Airport was “fully operative” despite dramatic pictures showing parts of it underwater.

An airport spokeswoman said: “Until midnight today 296 flights had been programmed between departures and arrivals. As of 2pm today 135 of those flights had operated, there had been one cancellation and five diversions of incoming flights, all to Seville.”

She added: “None of those diverted flights were coming from the UK or Ireland. There is flooding in parts of the airport but we’re working our way around that and not using those areas.”

One airport worker filming one of the flooded areas said: “Look at this. Is this normal? How deep is this? This is not normal. We’re at gate number 14. This is madness, and here we are having to work.”

Planes and Ryanair boarding stairs surrounded by flood water could be seen in other footage as well as water cascading down into the inside of the airport from the ceiling.

Joseph Gamp

All schools to remain closed in Valencia on Thursday

Valencia City Council has announced that it will extend the closure of all schools and educational centres in the city.

Posting to X, the City Council tweeted: “Due to weather alerts, restrictions on the Emergency Service, the state of the sewerage system and the flood emergency” it has been decided “to keep educational activities suspended, tomorrow 14-11, throughout the city and its outlying areas”.

Joseph Gamp

Some areas 'could see more than 180 litres of water per square metre in fewer than 12 hours'

Rubén del Campo, a spokesperson for Spanish weather agency Aemet, said: “We’re closely monitoring the new arrival of intense rains that have reached our country as the consequence of a new isolated depression at high levels,” said

“There could be torrential rains on Wednesday in Mediterranean areas, especially in the provinces of Tarragona and Málaga, where red warnings have been issued, which mean the danger is extreme. Those areas could see more than 180 litres of water a square metre fall in fewer than 12 hours. But there could be very intense storms that could bring floods, so be very careful.”

Joseph Gamp

Some areas 'could see more than 180 litres of water per square metre in fewer than 12 hours'

Rubén del Campo, a spokesperson for Spanish weather agency Aemet, said: “We’re closely monitoring the new arrival of intense rains that have reached our country as the consequence of a new isolated depression at high levels,” said

“There could be torrential rains on Wednesday in Mediterranean areas, especially in the provinces of Tarragona and Málaga, where red warnings have been issued, which mean the danger is extreme. Those areas could see more than 180 litres of water a square metre fall in fewer than 12 hours. But there could be very intense storms that could bring floods, so be very careful.”

Fiona Leishman

Málaga airport

Video footage shared on social media has shown flood waters appearing to lap at the doors of the arrivals area of Malaga Airport as passengers are warned to check with their airlines before heading to the airport. The unconfirmed video shows water flowing past the arrivals door as it laps at the bottom of the automatic doors.

In an update shared on X, the airport's operator, Aena said that as of 2pm: "135 commercial flights operated out of the 296 scheduled today" adding that one flight had been cancelled and five had been diverted.

Fiona Leishman

Expats receive 'apocalyptic' message as 'red alert' sent to phones

British expats were startled as their phones began to emit a loud alarm this morning with a "red alert" sent out by the Spanish government to all phones. The alert, which was "extremely painful to the ears" was sent with a message in both Spanish and English to thousands of people across the Costa del Sol and other parts of the Málaga region.

It read: “Civil alert… Red warning activated (Aemet), extreme risk of rainfall… be very cautious, avoid travel and follow the advice of 112.” This is understood to be the first use of the Proteccion Civil force’s new Es-Alert system in Malaga.

One British expat described how they had been startled by the loud alarm. “I nearly spilled my tea all over me, the sound was like something out an apocalypse film, but it’s fair to say we are all bl***y aware now!”

Read more: Spain weather 'red alert' terrifies Brit expats as 'apocalyptic' message sent to all phones

Joseph Gamp

Weather agency urges 'great caution' in Baix Maestrat

Spanish weather agency, Aemet, has urged residents of Valencia to exercise “great caution in Baix Maestrat”, due to the presence of “a storm of maritime origin” that is making landfall.

“The movement is slow, so the intensity can be torrential, with more than 60 l/m² in less than an hour or 150 in less than 12 hours.”

There is a lot of lightning between Vinaròs and Benicarló, “the intensity can be very strong,” warns the agency.

Joseph Gamp

Watch: flooding in schools, hospitals and department stores across Malaga

A stark compilation footage on TikTok shows the extent of flooding in Malaga, as the region prepares for widespread rainfall.

It comes as a weather expert predicted some parts of the Costa del Sol could record over 200 litres of rainfall - with Malaga recording 78 litres in just one hour.

The shocking video below shows rain water gushing into a brand of Spain largest department store chain, le Court Ingles, as well as flooding the corridors of Malaga Clinical Hospital, as well as the coastal neighbourhood of Pedregalejo and the University of Malaga's Faculty of Philosophy.

@elpais Las fuertes lluvias que han caído durante la mañana de este martes en Málaga ha causado importantes daños. Además, han tenido que ser evacuadas 3.000 personas y Transportes ha cancelado el AVE con Madrid por las condiciones meteorológicas adversas. Sigue toda la última hora sobre la dana con EL PAÍS. #dana #inundaciones #lluvia #Málaga #CorteInglés #Clínico #Pedregalejo ♬ sonido original - El País
Joseph Gamp

Rainfall could exceed 200 litres in the next few hours

In Malaga city, around 99 litres of rain per square metre have fallen - with 78 of those recorded in just one hour.

The small-scale prediction model Arome (used by Aemet and designed specifically to improve short-term predictions of severe events such as intense rainfall in the Mediterranean) confirms that in the next few hours “very significant amounts of rain may fall” in addition to Malaga, where the situation may become critical during the afternoon, in Valencia and Tarragona, where the amount may exceed 200 litres, according to Eltiempo.es meteorologist Mar Gómez en X.

Joseph Gamp

Malaga Clinical Hospital suspends activity due to flooding - but A&E remains open

The Hospital Clínico de Málaga has activated its emergency plan after several areas of its facilities were flooded, as shown in some videos on social networks.

Water can be seen coming out of the manholes on the ground and workers desperately trying to scoop the water out.

As hospital has restricted all its activity and is only operational for Urgent and Emergency care, according to sources from the Junta de Andalucía.

Joseph Gamp

High speed train services between Malaga and Madrid halted

AVE, Spain's high speed train network, has cancelled all services between Malaga city and the Spanish capital Madrid.

The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente also confirmed that the circulation of Cercanías, the name of Spain's commuter rail network, between Malaga and Álora (one of the two lines that the province of Malaga has) are closed.

Meanwhile, Media Distancia trains between the capital and Seville have been closed.

Joseph Gamp

Health centres in Malaga

Health centres in the district of Malaga-Guadalhorce are shutting their doors as a red alert for rain and floods remains in place.

The Malaga-Guadalhorce health district includes 33 medical centers - with all shutting their doors as a new storm is anticipated to hit. However, emergency services and A&E departments throughput the region will remain open.

The Emergencias 112 Twitter account posted: "All health centres attached to the Málaga Guadalhorce Health District are going to close their doors.

"Emergency services are now open and will begin operating at 3:00p.m."

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Nearly 3,000 evacuated in Malaga

Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from areas on the banks of the Guadalhorce river in Malaga - as residents were warned to exercise "maximum caution" as a red alert remains in place.

Spain's national weather agency Aemet placed several areas in the southern Andalusia region, including Costa del Sol and Malaga, on red alert - with 120mm of rain expected to fall in 12 hours.

Meanwhile Tarragona, in the eastern Catalonia region, is also on red alert for rain.

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Watch: Horror moment mini-tornado lifts heavy solar roof panels into the air like paper

Horror footage shows the moment a mini-tornado lifts heavy solar roof panels high into the air like paper before they come crashing to the ground.

“My God, Jose, are you seeing this?" an onlooker could be overheard shouting to a pal watching the unfolding drama as bits of a roof including the PV materials fly through the sky, before hitting the terrace cafe of a Costa del Sol petrol station in Spain. As they started heading downwards at speed, the witness added: “My God, the petrol station” and a friend in the background is heard talking about calling the police and relatives in the danger area.

Watch the video below.


Joseph Gamp

Watch: Rainfall becoming heavier in Malaga

The heavy rainfall, accompanied by a powerful thunderstorm and sometimes hail, is making the situation in the city of Malaga increasingly difficult.

There are numerous streets, squares and roads where the water is beginning to accumulate above the level of vehicles.

And the El Perchel neighbourhood has seen several cars and motorbikes already trapped by the rising water as the storm continues over the capital.

Joseph Gamp

New map shows storm heading inland from Andalusia

A new weather map video released by Spanish weather agency Aemet show rains moving across Andalusia.


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Bus and rail services suspended in Malaga region

Bus services across the Malaga region have been cancelled, after several businesses, schools and restaurants also ramined closed this lunctime.

The Malaga Transport Company (EMT) has suspended the service of all bus lines in the city of Malaga at 1:17pm local time 12.17pm GMT) as traffic becomes incrwaisngly worse due to flood waters. Avenida Carlos Haya, Avenida Andalucía and the main roads in Puerto de la Torre are flooded and make it difficult or impossible for vehicles to pass through.

Avenida Juan XXIII has been closed to traffic and traffic is also blocked through Plaza Manuel Alcántara. This measure is in addition to the suspension of medium-distance rail traffic between Malaga and Seville, announced by the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente earlier this morning.