Woman killed by falling tree as torrential rain and 50mph winds batter Costa del Sol

A woman was killed by a falling palm tree in the Costa del Sol as torrential rains and 50mph winds battered large areas of Spain.

First responders raced to the scene in Torremolinos, in the province of Malaga, on Tuesday afternoon but were unable to save the woman, who fractured her leg and went into cardiac arrest, according to local reports.