A violent storm has caused flooding in Spain. A popular holiday resort on the Costa Blanca was particularly affected. Details are in this article:
Torrevieja – A brief but violent storm swept across the popular holiday coast of Costa Blanca in south-eastern Spain on Monday evening, October 10th. The fire brigade had to help several drivers whose vehicles were swept away by the water masses. Garages also flooded and buildings were damaged. The holiday resort of Torrevieja in the south of the Costa Blanca was particularly affected by the thunderstorm with heavy rain, reports costanachrichten.com.
In Torrevieja, the fire brigade was in constant use, with record-breaking amounts of rain falling in just a few hours. It is already the third storm in just a few weeks on the Costa Blanca. In October, heavy rain and thunderstorms are not uncommon in the south-east of Spain. Floods often occur.