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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Easter processions cancelled in southern Spain due to rainstorms

People shelter from the rain under umbrellas and some people are dressed in black pointed hoods
People shelter from the rain under umbrellas as the San Bernardo brotherhood procession is cancelled due to rain in Seville. Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty

Easter processions in southern Spain have been cancelled after heavy rain from Storm Nelson, as the country was hit by strong winds and four people drowned on its storm-battered coasts.

All of the big processions in Seville on Holy Thursday were cancelled because of the rainstorms that were otherwise welcome in a region that has been experiencing a severe drought.

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