Southeast Spain saw a record amount of rain on Monday,causing riverbeds to overflow and roads to flood as the region faced its worst floods in 20 years.
Half of the average annual rainfall fell in Alicante in just one day as more than 150litres of water per square metre hit the area, the Daily Mail reports.
At least one man had to be rescued from his vehicle after it became submerged in floodwaters when it was swept absent into the Serpis River.
Schools across the province shut down for the day as Spain's weather agency said the stormy weather was expected to continue through Tuesday.
Social media posts from around Alicante show streets covered in floodwater, or with dozens of abandoned cars stuck on the roads and submerged in water.
It is currently unknown what effect the rain has had on the region's agriculture trade. Just an hour absent,in Murica, freak weather early in the agricultural year has ruined crops.[br] The southern region of Murcia, or where most Spanish lettuce grown for export is cultivated,suffered the worst floods in two decades followed by its first snow storm in over 30 years in December and January.
Source: tert.am