FLOODY HELL: Rain in Spain leads to road closures, landslides and emergency plan activations

THE 112 Andalucia emergency control centre has already been flooded with more than 50 calls for assistance as severe weather warnings remain in place on the Costa del Sol, Malaga and across much of Andalucia.

Animación de imágenes de las últimas 6 horas, del producto reflectividad del PPI de la composición de radares https://t.co/ti1Tx3LVSz pic.twitter.com/xo5qTmp9QW

— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) October 18, 2018

Emergency flood plans have been activated in Malaga city and in Coin in the Guadalhorce Valley.
More than a dozen municipalities in Malaga province have recorded incidents Velez-Málaga, Antequera, Estepona, Alhaurín de la Torre, Mija, Coín and Torremolinos.
Up to a dozen roads have been affected by flooding or landslides and the N-331 in Antequera is totally closed in both directions between kilometres 110 and 114.
The torrential rains have also left a nursing assistant slightly injured after a section of ceiling fell at the Hospital Civil in Malaga.

Severe weather alerts for Spain UPGRADED with MORE warnings

18/10 14:51 #AEMET actualiza #avisos en Andalucía. Activos hoy. Nivel máx amarillo +info HAGA CLICK EN LA IMAGEN o https://t.co/dF0CCB8ckK https://t.co/XMBZtLHYoB

— AEMET_Andalucía (@AEMET_Andalucia) October 18, 2018

#BalanceLluvias 🌧️🌧️ Hasta una decena de carreteras han presentado problemas por balsas de agua, acumulación de piedras, barro o desprendimientos. Cortada la N-331 entre los kilómetros 110 y 114 en #Antequera en ambos sentidos pic.twitter.com/IJIBjkkH4b

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) October 18, 2018

#BalanceLluvias La fuerte tromba🌧️🌧️ ha motivado la caída de un falso techo de la planta de Cirugía Maxilofacial del Hospital Civil 🏥 -centro dependiente del Hosp Regional de #Málaga-. Una auxiliar de enfermería ha sido atendida de una contusión por un pequeño trozo de escayola

— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) October 18, 2018

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