Almost a month’s worth of rainfall hits Malaga in one hour

CGTN Europe

Heavy rain and thunderstorms has caused flash flooding in Malaga.  In an hour almost a month’s worth of rainfall hit Malaga, Spain’s meteorological agency AEMet has said.  Thousands had been evacuated before flooding wiped out homes and travel infrastructure.  Two weeks ago flooding hit Valencia and killed over 200 people   #malaga #spain #valencia #flooding #climatechange

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00:00Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Malaga after severe thunderstorms

00:05and torrential rain hit southern Spain. According to Spain's Meteorological Agency, almost

00:10a month's worth of rainfall hit Malaga in an hour. Weather phenomenon known as Deyna

00:16is the cause of the extreme weather Spain is currently facing. Deyna is also forecast

00:21to bring a further 100 millimetres of rain to parts of Valencia, an area which two weeks

00:27ago had been pummeled by heavy rain and flash flooding, causing the deaths of over 200 people.

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