Spain weather hell as search called off for two swept away in floods & woman hit by lighting – as waterspout pic emerges
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SPAIN has been pummelled by devastating freak storms and floods, with two people swept away by the water and one woman struck by lightning.
The catastrophic weather has seen streets filled with water and major disruption to transport across several regions.
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One video shared widely on social media shows a water spout forming over the town
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Firefighters look for two missing people along the Foix river
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Dramatic images shared online have shown the devastation inflicted by the elements across Spain.
Two people, a woman and a young girl, are reported to have been swept away by floods in the northeastern Catalonia region.
While firefighters have scoured the area at the weekend to find them, the search has since been suspended.
The pair are believed to have been carried away by the Foix River while crossing a bridge in the coastal town of Cubelles - which has been among the worst hit areas.
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According to the town's mayor, water flow had reached 200 cubic metres per second.
One video shared widely on social media even shows a water spout forming over the town.
Elsewhere, a woman was rushed to hospital in Valencia after suffering cardiac arrest when the tree under which she was sheltering from the rain was struck by lightening.
Sources told La Vanguardia that the woman was with her daughter, who has limited mobility, when the downpour began - leading them to take shelter under a nearby tree.
Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sanchez urged citizens to follow "civil protection instructions" and take "great caution".
"We are closely monitoring the situation in several communities with warnings for heavy rains and storms," he posted on X.
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It comes as Spain faced violent storms over the weekend.
Severe storm and hail warnings were issued across the country - and 100mm of rain fell in just one hour at a popular holiday hotspot.
Weather warnings were put in place across 25 provinces by the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on Satuday.
Many of these areas endured torrential downpours and flash floods, with roads becoming so waterlogged they resembled rivers in some towns.
In jaw-dropping images shared online, cars can be seen partially submerged trapped in murky water as the floods took their toll.
Spain's rail company even suspended its Catalonia services on Saturday, DW has reported.
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A woman walks across a flooded street
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A man walks by flooded cars as search and rescue operations take place
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But while some areas battled rain and floods, a forest fire broke out near a popular tourist hotspot in the south.
The fire broke out in Mijas on Sunday morning and was brought under control by 7.25am, the Spanish Eye has reported.
Nine groups of forest firefighters and five fire engines were deployed to tackle the blaze.
Southern Spain was also struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 this morning.
The quake shook hundreds of towns and villages across Andalusia and the Levante.
It startling sleeping residents across the region and even collapsed parts of ceilings in an airport and a car showroom.
A worker at Almeria Airport told local outlets: 'We heard some noises one after the other and then a loud bang and a great cloud of dust appeared.
'It was a real scare for us.
'There were airport workers having their first coffee of the day but luckily no one was injured.'
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A firefighter extracts water from the Hospital Comarcal de l'Alta Penedés
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