Scores of trees have once again been toppled across Andalucia on Monday as Storm Leonardo blows through the region.
In Sevilla, there were around a dozen road closures due to trees blocking roads after being uprooted by strong winds of up to 70km/hr.
In Antequera, Malaga, one large tree fell on several vehicles, completely crushing at least one.
Fortunately, no one was in the cars at the time. Elsewhere, in the same town, another large tree collapsed right outside a restaurant entrance, but fortunately just missed hitting the building.
The Malaga firefighters’ consortium said in a statement: ‘Our officers from Antequera responded to a report of two fallen trees in the Cortijo San Benito area, within the same municipality.
‘One large tree fell on several vehicles, causing significant damage to one of them; the other fell at the entrance to a restaurant.
‘We proceeded to cut down and remove the tree at the entrance and clear the branches of the other to free some cars.’
It added: ‘The Policia Nacional, along with the restaurant owner, indicated that they would take charge of the tree trunk that fell on the most damaged vehicle while the insurance company completes the necessary procedures.’
It comes a series of Atlantic storms are set to roll into Andalucia this week, with the worst of the weather to arrive on Wednesday.
A feared red alert has been issued for parts of Cadiz on that day.
The most serious warning, which means there is an extraordinary risk to life, is in place in the Grazalema region of Cadiz throughout the whole of Wednesday.
State weather agency Aemet is warning of up to 200 litres of rainfall in 24 hours, in what is threatening to cause serious flooding.
It comes after Cadiz last week saw 600 people evacuated from their homes while under an orange alert for rainfall.
Meanwhile, in Malaga, an orange warning is in place in the Ronda region for the entirety of Wednesday.
Aemet predicts more than 150 litres of rain could accumulate over the 24-hour period. Simultaneously, Ronda will be on a yellow warning for strong winds of up to 80km/hr.
Elsewhere in Cadiz on Wednesday, orange alerts for heavy rainfall cover the whole coastline, encompassing Cadiz city, Barbate and Algeciras – plus inland areas of Jerez and Arcos de la Frontera.
It comes after devastating floods in rural areas of Jerez last week saw hundreds of people evacuated from their homes after the Guadalete river burst its banks.
On the Costa del Sol, yellow warnings are in place for heavy rain and 80km/hr winds throughout Wednesday.
The same warnings are in place for the whole of Granada province, the southern half of Cordoba province and parts of Jaen province.
In Almeria, a yellow alert for heavy rain and 80km/hr winds is in effect along the western half of its coastline and in the Almanzora valley and Los Velez.
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