Bathers lounge on the rocky banks of the Isar river in Munich on Thursday. Heavy storms hit the eastern coast of Spain every year during the transition from summer to fall. The town was completely engulfed by the flooding after the nearby Clariano River overflowed. The floodwaters completely submerge automobiles and surge into the ground floor of homes in Ontinyent, Spain. A 2003 heatwave in France killed 15,000 people. Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre. PUBLISHED: 07:41, Fri, Sep 20, 2019 | UPDATED: 23:04, Fri, Sep 20, 2019. Five people died, thousands had to be brought to safety. Be very careful”Thousands of Brits travelling to and from Spain are facing serious travel disruption today as torrential rain and gale-force winds have hit holiday flights, forcing the closure of a number of airports.Palma airport in Mallorca has only just been reopened after being paralysed by the storms for more than an hour. You can find more information in our data protection declaration.Severe weather warnings have been issued for Spain after torrential rains swept away cars and rivers burst their banks. The floodwaters completely submerge automobiles and surge into the ground floor of homes in Ontinyent, Spain.

Entire towns are under water after the worst rains in 100 years. Floodwaters flow through the streets in Ontinyent, Spain, partially submerging houses. At 300 millimeters, it was the heaviest rainfall the town had seen since 1917. Commenting on 2019, he said: “2019 will be remembered as an exceptional year for weather records, as it is unusual to get both the UK summer and winter high temperature records within the … Spain was bracing for more severe weather on Friday after a day of flooding and high winds turned deadly.A 61-year-old man and his 51-year-old sister died when their vehicle was swept away in the fast-moving floodwaters. The regions of Alicante and Albacete were badly affected along with Valencia. Eastern Spain takes stock of worst storm in 140 years; The heavy rainfall that has battered the southeast of Spain has claimed a total of six lives. Last weekend, dozens of women who were bathing topless on the Isar were ordered by police to cover up, sparking a debate on public nudity. More information. It reopened again at 10.45am but there have been extensive queues with passengers waiting for information about their flights.Flights heading for the Balearic capital had to be diverted to other airports. Eduardo Prieto was returning to his home in Aguera after a shopping expedition in Belmonte de Miranda when his car was buried under thirty metres of rocks and rubble following a rockslide. At least four people have been killed, with the Valencia region placed on red alert.A rescue crew carries a victim through the raging flood waters in southeastern Spain.

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This occurs when warm air saturated with water from the Mediterranean rises to form huge columns of cloud.Torrential rains have triggered flash floods, leaving at least a dozen people dead, including foreign tourists. The town was completely engulfed by the flooding after the nearby Clariano River overflowed. Recent Posts. Zookeepers across Europe have been helping animals beat the heat with mixtures of fruit frozen in ice. Another man was killed when his car became trapped in a tunnel that filled with water. Schools in 84 districts of Valencia were closed due to flooding, affecting over 255,000 pupils.Fallen tree branches lay in the street after a storm in Guardamar des Segura. A car overturned by floodwaters in Albacete, Spain. The regions of Alicante and Albacete were badly affected along with Valencia. A car overturned by floodwaters in Albacete, Spain.

The World Meteorological Association said 2019 is on track to be one of the hottest years on record, and that heatwaves like the one currently scorching Europe are projected to happen more frequently. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, Spain was bracing for more severe weather on Friday after a day of flooding and high winds turned deadly.   Torrential storms in Spain have destroyed homes, swept away cars, and left three dead. 2019-09-14T07:47:19.413Z. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez thanked emergency service crews for their work minimizing the effects of the floods.