The Malaga area, including the tourist resorts of Marbella, Velez and Estepona, is expected to take the brunt of the extreme weather phenomenon known as a "Dana". Parts of the eastern Valencia area have also been placed on the highest alert, weeks after the area was devastated by flash floods that killed more than 220 people.

Almost 3,000 people have been evacuated from areas near the Guadalhorce River in Malaga as Spain braces for yet more torrential rainfall. Officials have issued urgent warnings to both locals and tourists in the Costa del Sol region,