Parts of Murcia on 'RED ALERT' because of torrential rains

Mostly continuous heavy rain over the past 30 or so hours (expected to continue for a while yet) has caused significant disruption throughout parts of lowland and coastal Murcia region, with the worst affected areas being Cartagena, Campo de Cartagena and Mazarrón.On Sunday upto 80 litres of rain per square meter fell in the Campo de Cartagena and there was severe disruption in the local road