Spain's national weather agency issues a maximum red alert, signalling extreme danger in Madrid, Toledo and Cadiz.
Railway lines have been closed, a football match has been cancelled and residents have been ordered to stay indoors after heavy rain in parts of Spain.'s national weather agency AEMET issued a maximum red alert, which meant extreme danger was possible in the Madrid region, Toledo province and city of Cadiz.
Rail services between Madrid and the eastern coastal area of Valencia and other lines were suspended.Flooding along a motorway outside Toledo Madrid's mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida urged people to stay off the streets to help emergency crews move more quickly.He said the city's record rainfall of 87 litres per square metre in 1972 would"most likely be broken" with 120 litres per square metre forecast.Image:
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Madrid cancels trains and football match as it prepares for heavy rainSpain’s weather service has issued warnings for intense rainstorms in Madrid and surrounding areas.
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Madrid cancels trains and football match as it prepares for heavy rainSpain’s weather service has issued warnings for intense rainstorms in Madrid and surrounding areas.
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