WorldThe GuardianEastern Spain braces for torrential rain and flooding
Eastern Spain is bracing for up to 300mm of rain and serious flooding, with Valencia shutting schools for nearly half a million children.
Up to 300mm of rain could fall in places, while extreme downpours bring landslides and deaths in Nepal
A weather pattern called a Dana is driving violent slow-moving thunderstorms toward Spain's east coast, threatening severe flooding.
Valencia has closed schools for nearly 500,000 children and Catalonia has placed three towns under lockdown ahead of the expected deluge.
The same weather system has also contributed to deadly flooding and landslides across Nepal and record river levels in north-east India.
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