The passing of Storm Emilia brought biblical scenes to parts of southern Spain overnight, with widespread reports of flooding and severe thunder.
Among the hardest hit areas were Almeria in Andalucia, the neighbouring region of Murcia and Orihuela, on the southern Costa Blanca in Alicante.
Footage from Aguilas (Murcia) showed how a dual carriageway was turned into a river after being completely submerged by gushing floodwater.
In the early hours of Tuesday, a clip shared on X showed how a palm tree had been set ablaze by a lighting bolt in Callosa de Segura in Alicante.
Elsewhere on the Costa Blanca, streets were turned into rapids in Orihuela, where locals reportedly rushed to remove cars from underground car parks as water began to fill them.
In Murcia’s highlands, a heavy coat of snow also fell overnight, on areas above 1,600 metres.
Footage shared on X showed how the forest in the areas of Peña de Moratalla, Revolcadores Massif and the Sierra de las Cabras had been turned into a winter wonderland.
It comes after state weather agency Aemet issued new red alerts on Sunday night on the Almeria coast, warning of 120mm of rain per square metre until at least 6am on Monday.
The municipalities under the most serious of alerts included Mojacar, a coastal town hugely popular with British expats and tourists.
Also encompassed by the warning were Carboneras and Nijar, plus the inland valleys of Almanzora and Los Velez, which had already been on the highest warning throughout Sunday.
