 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video In the Spanish capital alone, firefighters have been called out to tackle the flooding 190 times. Madrid's Metro system was also affected by the floods, and train lines between the capital and the eastern coastal area of Valencia were suspended. In Alcanar, Tarragona, on Spain's east coast, emergency services have also confined residents to their homes due to flooding after 215 litres per square metre of rain in the pa){kind=link}
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Residents of the Spanish capital of Madrid have been told to stay at home as the country braced itself for torrential rain and storms.
Spain’s national weather agency, AEMET, issued the most serious red alert, meaning possible extreme danger, covering the Madrid region, Toledo province, and the city of Cadiz.
The agency predicted up to 120 litres per square metre of rain could fall over 12 hours in Madrid.