Tourists in Spain warned of heavy rain, lightning and hail after deadly flash floods
5 months ago

Tourists in Spain warned of heavy rain, lightning and hail after deadly flash floods

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Half-term holidaymakers have been warned by the Met Office to expect heavy rain in Spain’s east coast tourist destinations this week. The national meteorological service said that a risk of “significant flash flooding”, “frequent lightning” and “large hail” will continue through to the end of the week following heavy showers and thunderstorms. In a post on X/Twitter on Monday, the Met Office said: “Torrential rain and thunderstorms could bring flash flooding, landslides and significant disruption to parts of eastern Spain this week. Aemet, Spain’s national weather agency, issued a heavy rain weather alert for the Spanish peninsula and the Balearic Islands yesterday that forecast “intense storms” and “persistent rainfall” until 31 October due to a DANA around the Gulf of Cadiz.

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