# Severe flooding in eastern Spain, while UK hit by first named storm of winter

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-23T08:16:30+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/spain-floods-storm-adam-uk-storm-austen
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/severe-flooding-in-eastern-spain-while-uk-hit-by-first-named-storm-of--21b4ba/

Storm Adam brings heavy rain to Valencia, Alicante and Balearic Islands, as Storm Austen gusts strike England and Wales Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain earlier this week. In Pego, Alicante, 632mm fell in 36 hours with 430mm of this falling in just six hours, while the Valencian town of Olivia received 600mm in 24 hours. As a result, 145 municipalities, approximately 850,000 peo

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