Large swathes of holiday hotspot on alert as rainstorms cause widespread flooding

Rain has continued in much of Spain for almost a month, and water has also been desperately needed amid the drought.

Large swathes of holiday hotspot on alert as rainstorms cause widespread flooding

An historic Spanish city is at risk of severe flooding after weeks of torrential rain - one of several areas to declare a state of emergency.

Flooding Spain: 14 areas on alert as storm Martinho brings more rainstorms

An historic Spanish city is at risk of severe flooding after weeks of torrential rain - one of several areas to declare a state of emergency.

The Territorial Delegation of the Junta in Valladolid has declared the level 2 of the Inuncyl for the overflow of the rivers Adaja and Duero in different points of the province, like Valdestillas, in the first of the cases, or Quintanilla de Onesímo, in the second.

Central Spanish town under threat from flooding

The city of Ávila near Madrid was partially under water on Saturday as authorities mobilised to deal with the flooding, caused by weeks of intense rainfall across Spain.

The overflow of the Adaja River as it passes through the city of Ávila for the second time in two weeks has caused the City Council to decree the “state of emergency” in the face of floods in some neighborhoods. The constant rainfall of the last days has multiplied the flows of the Adaja and the Chico River, and several businesses and garages have been flooded. In addition, they have forced to evict the children from an urban camp by precaution …