Overview

• Over 4,000 residents have been evacuated from Malaga and surrounding areas due to the risk of overflowing riverbanks.
• The Costa del Sol, including tourist hotspots like Marbella and Estepona, has been severely impacted by the weather phenomenon known as a 'Dana'.
• Malaga's main hospital limited its services after floodwaters entered the facility, and major transportation links were disrupted.
• Authorities in Andalusia and Valencia issued severe weather alerts as more than a month's worth of rain fell in just hours.
• The recent storms follow catastrophic floods that resulted in over 200 deaths and widespread destruction in Spain last month.