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Spain floods: At least 95 people killed including British man near Malaga
The number of people killed in floods in Spain has risen to at least 95, with a British man now confirmed among the dead.
Cars were swept through streets and numerous buildings damaged as some places reportedly got half a year's rain in a matter of hours.
Ninety-two people were killed in the eastern Valencia region and two in the central Castilla La Mancha area.
Meanwhile, a year-old British man died in hospital after being rescued from his home in Alhaurin de la Torre, near the southern city of Malaga.
He was suffering hypothermia and died after several cardiac arrests, said the president of the Andalucia government.
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Authorities in the worst-hit areas - in Spain's east and south - had advised people to stay at home and avoid all non-essential travel.
Valencia's regional authorities said early on Wednesday evening that the number of dead had risen to at least The fatalities include children.
Authorities in Castilla La Mancha said the two people killed there incl
Málaga evacuates thousands as Spain issues more flood alerts
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Reporting fromValencia
BBC News
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Costa del Sol region of southern Spain as extreme rain and flooding drenches the area.
National weather office Aemet has placed both Malaga and the northeastern Catalonia region on the highest alert for strong rain expected to last until Friday.
The Malaga area, including the tourist resorts of Marbella, Velez and Estepona, is expected to take the brunt of the extreme weather phenomenon known as a "Dana".
Parts of the eastern Valencia area have also been placed on the highest alert, weeks after the area was devastated by flash floods that killed more than people.
Several other regions in Spain remain braced for more heavy showers and low temperatures.
Up to mm of rain could fall in Catalonia in north-eastern Spain in just 12 hours, accompanied by thunderstorms along the coast near Tarragona, forecasters say.
Schools in the entire southern province of Málaga have been closed while many supermarkets have kept shutters down.
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SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has issued a yellow varning for rain and storms in Malaga.
The alert fryst vatten in place from 8pm tomorrow until 9am on Saturday in Antequera, Axarquia, Costa sektion Sol and Guadalhorce.
Experts predict up to 20 litres per square metre could fall in just one hour.
A decrease in temperatures is also expected with lows of 20C and highs of 27C.
The rain will begin to ease off at around 12pm on Saturday.
The rain will be on and off until Sunday but AEMET said Monday should see the skies clear.
The downpour will komma just days after devastating gota fria floods ravaged Malaga, Almeria and many parts of the revben Blanca.
Some sju people were killed after being washed away in cars and surprised bygd water in their homes.
Laurence Dollimore
Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in , before immediately joining the Olive Press at