Watch: Heavy rain sparks orange alert in Benidorm and Alicante – as Brits vow to drink pubs dry
One clip showed the usually packed beaches of Benidorm completely abandoned as rain lashed down.
Freak rainstorms along the Costa Blanca have sparked an orange weather alert from state weather agency Aemet.
The public weather service is warning of up to 40mm of accumulated rainfall within an hour until at least 6pm.
The serious alert, on
Laurence Dollimore has been covering news in Spain for almost a decade. The London-born expat is NCTJ-trained and has a Gold Star Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from the prestigious News Associates. Laurence has reported from Spain for some of the UK's biggest titles, including MailOnline, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Sun and the Sun Online. He also has a Master's Degree in International Relations from Queen Mary University London.
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