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Torrential rains have inundated the streets of Malaga, causing widespread flooding as a month's worth of rain reportedly fell in just one hour on Wednesday.
Footage shows road barricades floating over the floods as heavy rainfall continued to batter the city. Cars can also be seen braving the rain and driving on the roads.
Local authorities have evacuated close to 3,000 residents living along the Guadalhorce River in Malaga, according to the Emergency Plan for the Risk of Flooding in Andalucia.
Meanwhile, the national weather agency, Aemet, has issued a red alert for Malaga and northeastern Catalonia, anticipating persistent rainfall through Friday.
Local authorities have ordered schools to suspend classes and shut down across Malaga, Valencia and a number of municipalities in Catalonia. The Spanish labour minister has also urged people living in areas on high alert not to go to work.
This comes after Valencia was hit by unprecedented flooding caused by the recent DANA storm on October 29, which destroyed roads and homes, killing over 220 people, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.
Streets transform into rivers as torrential downpours batter southern Spain's Malaga following mass evacuations
Torrential rains have inundated the streets of Malaga, causing widespread flooding as a month's worth of rain reportedly fell in just one hour on Wednesday.
Footage shows road barricades floating over the floods as heavy rainfall continued to batter the city. Cars can also be seen braving the rain and driving on the roads.
Local authorities have evacuated close to 3,000 residents living along the Guadalhorce River in Malaga, according to the Emergency Plan for the Risk of Flooding in Andalucia.
Meanwhile, the national weather agency, Aemet, has issued a red alert for Malaga and northeastern Catalonia, anticipating persistent rainfall through Friday.
Local authorities have ordered schools to suspend classes and shut down across Malaga, Valencia and a number of municipalities in Catalonia. The Spanish labour minister has also urged people living in areas on high alert not to go to work.
This comes after Valencia was hit by unprecedented flooding caused by the recent DANA storm on October 29, which destroyed roads and homes, killing over 220 people, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.
Mandatory credit: @solsanni Instagram page
Torrential rains have inundated the streets of Malaga, causing widespread flooding as a month's worth of rain reportedly fell in just one hour on Wednesday.
Footage shows road barricades floating over the floods as heavy rainfall continued to batter the city. Cars can also be seen braving the rain and driving on the roads.
Local authorities have evacuated close to 3,000 residents living along the Guadalhorce River in Malaga, according to the Emergency Plan for the Risk of Flooding in Andalucia.
Meanwhile, the national weather agency, Aemet, has issued a red alert for Malaga and northeastern Catalonia, anticipating persistent rainfall through Friday.
Local authorities have ordered schools to suspend classes and shut down across Malaga, Valencia and a number of municipalities in Catalonia. The Spanish labour minister has also urged people living in areas on high alert not to go to work.
This comes after Valencia was hit by unprecedented flooding caused by the recent DANA storm on October 29, which destroyed roads and homes, killing over 220 people, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.