rainfall

Nationwide we've seen an average of 202.1mm of rainfall – smashing the previous record set 30 years ago.

Torrential rainfall in south-east Spain has caused chaos, leaving three people dead and many stranded across the region. Airports, train stations and road networks have been closed, while military emergency services have been deployed to rescue citizens trapped on flooded highways. Severe weather warnings are still in place.

It wasn't always a giant sand pit.