Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Costa del Sol region of southern Spain after a red weather alert was issued for extreme rain and flooding. Spain's Civil Protection Agency sent a mass alert to phones in Málaga province after ...

The famous Costa del Sol including the tourist resorts of Marbella and Estepona is expected to take 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.

Thousands evacuated in Costa del Sol over ‘extreme rainfall’ alert as fears loom of more flooding - Schools have been closed and homes have been evacuated as locals prepare for heavy downpours

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Costa del Sol after a red weather alert was issued for extreme rain and flooding. Both residents and holidaymakers were warned ‘there is an extreme risk’ by Spain’s Civil Protection Agency just after 10pm last night.

Spain's Costa del Sol is on red alert for 'extreme risk' of flooding as thousands have been evacuated from their homes and schools remain closed following new storm warnings