Torrential rain has caused massive flooding in southeastern Spain. At least 3 people have died and hundreds rescued or evacuated.

Flooding was reported in parts of Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia and Castile-La Mancha, where 2 people died after their vehicle was swept away by flood waters in Caudete in Albacete municipality.
Emergency services said they were called on to rescue people trapped in vehicles or on roofs in Caudete and Almansa. Crews were also called out to flood incidents in Yeste, Bonete, Robledo, Riopar and Alpera.
A third fatality was reported after person died in a vehicle trapped in flood water in Almería, Andalusia early on 13 September. Two other people were rescued.
In the last 48 hours over 400mm of rain has fallen in some areas of Valencia Region, where several rivers have broken their banks. Around 40 people were rescued and 150 evacuated from their homes after the Clariano river in Ontinyent in the comarca of Vall d’Albaida. Ontinyent recorded 296.4mm of rain in 24 hours, according to the region’s meteorological agency AEMET Valencia, which equates to about half the yearly average. This is the second highest daily rainfall total on record, behind the 316.0mm which fell on 04 November 1987.
The overflowing Segura river caused major flooding in the town of Orihuela where 130 people were rescued and 70 people evacuated. Around 65 people stayed overnight in emergency shelter set up in a local school. AEMET Valencia said Orihuela saw a year’s worth of rain fall in just a few hours.
According to Associació Valenciana de Meteorologia (AVAMET) heavy rainfall also caused the Cànyoles river in Moixent to overflow, causing major material damages.
Flash flooding across the region damaged several roads and as of 13 September authorities said 34 remain closed. Schools have been suspended in several municipalities in Valencia. Almería and Murcia airports have been closed.
State Meteorological Agency AEMET has issued further warnings for heavy rain, including a red level (highest of 4) warning for Valencia and orange level for Castile-La Mancha.

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13/09 12:01 #AEMET #FMA nivel naranja por lluvias y/o tormentas para hoy en Cast-La Mancha y C. Valenciana . Imagen del mapa de avisos en vigor a las 12:01 . Para ver una tabla de avisos actualizada haga CLIC EN LA IMAGEN o visite https://t.co/aIJV7Dmn4O https://t.co/jG7wzI9SyE
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) September 13, 2019
Datos más destacados de precipitación acumulada en el episodio, ultimas 48 h. Redes AEMET, @CHJucar y @chsriosegura:
Beniarrés, 452.4
Orihuela (CH Segura), 425.4
Ontinyent, 339.2
Orihuela (los Desamparados): 271.8
Muro, 253.3
Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche: 178.2
Rojales: 173.6— AEMET_C. Valenciana (@AEMET_CValencia) September 13, 2019
#DANAsetembre: situació del riu #Cànyoles a #Moixent fa uns minuts, continua completament desbordat. pic.twitter.com/IETqPf2bAu
— AVAMET (@avamet) September 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/plorihuela/status/1172255314693042177
Sin temor a equivocarnos podemos decir que hoy ha llovido en Orihuela en unas pocas horas lo que suele resultar normal en un año y en Ontinyent la mitad del promedio normal anual. pic.twitter.com/8jl51anUio
— AEMET_C. Valenciana (@AEMET_CValencia) September 12, 2019
¡Qué desastre! Esta tarde (12/09/2019), coches arrastrados por el agua en #SantaPola (#Alicante). @severeweatherEU @TiempoCom. Vídeo: Roberto Girona. pic.twitter.com/4S33Hdvgmh
— MeteOrihuela (@MeteOrihuela) September 12, 2019
#DANAsetembre: imatges del riu Clariano desbordat al seu pas per #Ontinyent, al barri de la Cantereria (la Vall d'Albaida, València). Continua plovent amb molta intensitat, en alguns punts d'Ontinyent ja superen els 250mm. pic.twitter.com/XCIJDVH8o1
— AVAMET (@avamet) September 12, 2019