Malaga floods LIVE: Spain issues new rare 'red weather alert' in holiday hotspot

12 mins ago10:48 Lauran O'Toole

The following map, provided by Aemet, shows the red weather warning in Murcia.

The red alert came into place at 9am this morning and will remain in force until 11.59pm.

Weather warnings in Spain (Image: Aemet)

39 mins ago10:21 Lauran O'Toole

A weather warning has been raised to red, the maximum level, in the Vega del Segura region of Murcia. 

Aemet is warning that 65mm of rain could fall per hour. 

The rest of Murica will remain in a yellow warning.

1 hour ago09:56 Lauran O'Toole

Several councils across Spain have activated local emergency plans.

This was done in: Estepona, Malaga city, Antequera, Rincón de la Victoria, Marbella, Fuengirola, Genalguacil, Alhaurín de la Torre, Cártama, Alhaurín El Grande, Campillos, Torremolinos, Mijas, Benalmádena, Coín, Teba, Alozaina and Yunquera.

Elsewhere, Antonio Sanz, Andalusia’s Minister of the Presidency, said the regional government had moved the Flood Risk Plan to emergency phase, operational level 1.

2 hours ago09:22 Lauran O'Toole

Aemet has issued orange alert for rain in the regions of Ronda, Antequera and Axarqu.

Orange warnings are also in place along Granada coast and the Almería regions of Valle del Almanzora and Los Vélez.

2 hours ago08:51 Lauran O'Toole

2 hours ago08:41 Lauran O'Toole

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3 hours ago08:24 Lauran O'Toole

A shocking video on X shows a car wading through large amounts of water in the Costa del Sol. 

The street is covered in fast-moving, muddy brown water, indicating heavy flooding.

The roads appear to be completely swamped with water with road closures in place.

3 hours ago08:16 Lauran O'Toole

The northern interior of Valencia is forecast to see the brunt of the weather.

The orange weather rain warning came into place at 7am this morning and will reamin in place until 11.59pm tonight.

3 hours ago08:00 Lauran O'Toole

The following map, provide by Aemet, shows the orange and yellow weather warnings that are in force.

Although the majority of the alerts are for rain yellow weather warnings are in place for Valenica and Almeria.

Spain weather warnings map (Image: Aemet)

4 hours ago07:25 Lauran O'Toole

AEMET (the Spanish State Meteorological Agency) has issued warnings for rain and storms in the southeast and along the Mediterranean coast for today Sunday, December 28.

Valenica looks set to be the hardest hit, up to 150mm of rain could fall over a 12 hour period.

4 hours ago07:11 Lauran O'Toole

Good morning.

My name is Lauran O'Toole and I will be providing you with the latest on the floods in Malaga and Marbella throughout today.

Malaga City Council has deployed an unprecedented emergency response to rising floodwaters in the region, with floodwaters reaching “several meters in height”, as per local reports. 

The usually picturesque holiday favourite for Brits was thrown into chaos after heavy rains lashed the tourism region in southern Spain. The national weather bureau has issued a red alert for “extraordinary danger” across 27 municipalities in the Malaga region.

In addition to the red alert for Sol and Guadalhorce, the State Meteorological Agency has also issued an orange alert for rain in the regions of Ronda, Antequera and Axarquía. Orange warnings are now in effect along the Granada coast and the Almería regions of Valle del Almanzora and Los Vélez.

Yellow warnings remain in place for the coast, Andévalo and Condado de Huelva, the entire province of Cádiz, and the Antequera area in Málaga, where a coastal alert is also in place.

Officers from the Spanish emergency and disaster response unit Civil Protection are now telling residents in the family friendly tourist town of Santa Amalia to flee to the highest floors of their homes and buildings as floodwaters continue to inundate Malaga.

The City of Malaga mayor's office issued a public statement to amplify the critical safety notice to the broader public as Civil Protection officers continue to use "the loudspeakers on their vehicles" as a warning beacon to advise anyone still in the area to "go up to the upper floors of their homes as a precaution".

A City of Malaga spokesperson added that those wishing to flee the rapidly rising waters can find an emergency shelter at the El Romeral residents' association in Alhaurin de la Torre.

The spokesperson added that this is "the nearest safe area" as water levels continue to rise. 

New footage has surfaced on X, formerly Twitter, that shows a major train station in Malaga completely inundated by floodwaters.

Local media are reporting that "multiple streets in the area closest to the Guadalhorce River are inundated". Alongside the footage, reporters added that parts of the river have broken their banks and are already causing significant property damage.

A red alert has been issued for Malaga's Sol y Guadalhorce area. It came into force earlier today (December 27) at 8pm and will be in place until the early hours of Sunday (December 28).

Up to 120 mm of rain are expected in 12 hours as well as risks of sudden floods.

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