while Malaga’s train station was evacuated due to flooding, national rail infrastructure operator Adif has said. At the time of writing, there are four red weather warnings in place across the country in eastern Tarragona and southern Malaga provinces.

The famous Costa del Sol including the tourist resorts of Marbella and Estepona has faced the brunt of the extreme weather phenomenon known as a DANA, a cold drop which was the cause of the catastrophic flash floods which killed more than 200 people in and around the east coast city of Valencia alone.

Flooding in garages, commercial premises and ground floor dwellings, overflowing streams and rivers, roads cut off and large pools of water in the streets are the most notable consequences of the rainfall.