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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rachel Hagan and Jane Dalton

Fresh storms in Spain deluge streets, forcing schools to close and residents to flee homes

People clear mud from a flooded house in Algemesi in October; there are fears a new weather front could bring more devastation - (AP)

Fresh storms in Spain have left streets deluged and forced schools to close, two weeks after the worst floods in the country’s modern history, which killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

Around 3,000 residents in Spain’s Costa del Sol were forced to flee their homes when authorities issued a rare red alert for heavy rainfall in Malaga. In southern Malaga province, which includes the tourist resort of Marbella, streets were flooded.

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