Málaga, Spain - November 13, 2024 The new DANA (isolated depression at high levels) brought heavy rainfall to Malaga, leading to flash flooding on Wednesday, November 13. Parts of Malaga and Tarragona regions have been placed under red alert.

The famous Costa del Sol including the tourist resorts of Marbella and Estepona has faced the brunt of the extreme weather phenomenon known as a DANA, a cold drop which was the cause of the catastrophic flash floods which killed more than 200 people in and around the east coast city of Valencia alone.

Flights in and out of Malaga airport were delayed and cancelled and thousands of people have been evacuated due to extreme rainfall and flash floods in the Costa del Sol region. The country’s national weather office Aemet placed both Malaga and the northeastern Catalonia region on the highest alert for strong rain expected to last until Friday.

On Thursday, parts of Spain were braced for even more flooding after orange alerts were issued for southern Granada and Valencia's coastal area, where between 40-120mm of rain were projected to fall. Winds of up to 74mph and high seas are predicted for Tarragona, Barcelona and Murcia.

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