Storm Kristin is battering Spain’s southernmost region of Andalucia, where more than 1,000 incidents have been reported to the emergency services.
The entire autonomous community is under some form of weather alert due to ferocious winds that were forecast to reach up to 130km/hr in some areas.
Those areas consist of the Almanzora Valley and Los Velez in Almeria, which was placed on the most serious red alert on Wednesday by state weather agency Aemet.
Images shared on X show severe damage has already been inflicted by Storm Kristin, with a wall right next to an apartment block in the expat haven of Roquetas del Mar pictured completely collapsed.
Parts of Malaga and Cadiz are also under a warning from Aemet for heavy rainfall.
Video footage shared online shows one pedestrian in Cadiz being dragged along the floor by the winds while clutching onto their bags and belongings.
The X user who shared the clip said: ‘I think this is the first time in Cadiz I have seen a person flying like that because of the wind.’
Another video showed Storm Kristin arriving at the shores of Cadiz city, with the ominous clip being compared the start of a disaster movie by spectators online.
In Jaen, severe flooding has turned streets in Martos into fast-flowing rivers of muddy floodwater.
In Sevilla, dozens of trees have been uprooted across the capital, with one falling on a woman outside the Virgin del Rocio hospital. Fortunately, her injuries are not serious.
A Level 1 emergency has been declared in Sevilla due to, mostly, the hundreds of incidents of falling trees, which has sparked travel chaos – while all parks have been closed.
Elsewhere in the province, the perimeter wall of the Peña Deportiva Rociera football pitch collapsed in Dos Hermanas.
While there were no injuries, there was considerable material damage, including to the bench, which was completely destroyed.
In Cadiz, an Air Nostrum plane flying from Madrid to Jerez had to be diverted to Sevilla because it was unable to land safely due to the wind and rain.
Anyone with flights in or out of Andalucia today are urged to stay updated via their airlines.
Weather alerts for Sevilla province were last night upgraded to orange, with gales of up to 90km/hr expected between 6am and 3pm.
The majority of Cadiz was placed under a similar warning, although some areas, including Grazalema, were also on alert for heavy rainfall throughout Wednesday.
