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Storm Adam floods El Palo and closes a road in Málaga
Storm Adam brought torrential rain to Málaga overnight, with the eastern district of El Palo among the hardest-hit areas.
Rainfall there reached up to 120 litres per square metre in an hour, and water flooded shops, homes, basements and garages.
Emergency services handled 73 incidents across Málaga province, with no injuries reported in the area.
The rain also left people trapped in a flooded tunnel near Peñón del Cuervo, but firefighters helped them out safely.
Landslides closed the Los Montes road in both directions between kilometres 1 and 25.
The weather agency issued a red rain warning in Axarquía until 3 a.m., while emergency services responded to flooding and other problems across the region.
Storm Adam brought torrential rain to Málaga, with up to 120 litres per square metre recorded in one hour in El Palo.
Flooding affected homes, basements, garages and streets, and emergency services received dozens of reports.
The MA-3101 road through the Montes de Málaga was closed in both directions because of landslides.
Authorities reported 73 incidents in Málaga province, with no personal injuries reported.
The weather agency activated a red-level rain warning in Axarquía until 3:00 a.m.
- Who
- Residents of El Palo and other parts of Málaga were affected. Emergency services responded to the incidents.
- What
- Storm Adam caused intense rain and flooding, and landslides led to a road closure.
- When
- Overnight into Sunday, 18 October 2026.
- Where
- El Palo and other parts of Málaga province, including the MA-3101 in the Montes de Málaga.
- Why
- Storm Adam brought torrential rain and thunderstorms to the area.
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Málaga’s initially yellow weather warnings were raised as rainfall intensified.
Emergency services received a report that ten people were trapped in the Peñón del Cuervo beach tunnel by floodwater.
Emergency service 112 received more than 50 reports from El Palo about flooding and fallen trees.
Landslides prompted the closure of the MA-3101 in both directions between kilometres 1 and 25.
- Rainfall in El Palo
- Up to 120 litres per square metre in one hour
- Incidents in Málaga province
- 73
- Road closure
- MA-3101, both directions, kilometres 1–25
- Red warning in Axarquía
- Until 3:00 a.m.
- Rain gauge reading
- 71 litres per square metre at La Araña
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