Holiday hotspots in Spain have been hit by floods and severe weather in recent days, leading to deaths in some instances.
Heavy rain, an overflowing riverbed and chaos swept across Malaga over the weekend and two men passed away. A third individual is missing.
Red weather alerts for ‘extreme danger’ were issued across 27 municipalities in the region at the time.
The Sol and Guadalhorce were amongst the worst affected areas and authorities urged locals and tourists to not leave their houses.
Elsewhere, a twister caused damage to several vessels in the Costa Calida resort of Mazarron in the south-eastern region of Murcia, as well as bar and restaurant terraces.
Residents in Andalusia have also been battling floods, trapped cars in the snow and landslides blocking roads.
Red and orange weather warnings were put out for some areas of Andalusia over the weekend, but these have now been dropped down.
The popular areas are now working to recuperate from the horrendous weather – but is it safe to travel to Spain?
Andalusian firefighters work to clear mud from the roads in Estacion de Cartama following the overflow of the Guadalhorce River, in Malaga
Water being removed from a building in Valencia after heaving rainfall hit the region on December 28
The UK’s Foreign Office currently has not put out any travel warnings about the floods and weather in Spain.
General advice on flash flooding is outlined, ‘Flash flooding can cause travel disruption and damage to property and infrastructure.’
It recommends checking Spain’s weather office, AEMET, before travelling and advice from local authorities.
Due to the Government not issuing any warnings about travel to Spain, holidaymakers seeking to cancel their trip won’t be automatically entitled to a refund under special circumstances.
Though the booking conditions will vary.
Some travel was impacted during the worst of the bad weather, and over the weekend more than 20 flights bound for Malaga Airport were diverted to other cities.
Most of them were sent to the airports of Seville, Almeria and Granada, while two were diverted to Alicante and one to Madrid.
Locals and tourists were also advised to avoid unnecessary travel and to seek higher ground if in a flood-prone area.
A local cleans a building after floods swept through Estacion de Cartama in Malaga
There has been no further disruption at Malaga Airport.
Passengers travelling to Spain with a UK or EU-based airline, or flying from a UK or EU airport, should receive help from the company if their flight is cancelled, Which? says.
‘This is because your flight is protected by the Denied Boarding Regulation,’ it adds.
Depending on the circumstances, passengers could be entitled to ‘a refund or alternative flight, food, phone calls and accommodation, and flight cancellation compensation’, the watchdog further explains.