Valencia airport closed as a consequence of heavy rain, metropolis streets flooded – Muricas News

Air site visitors to and from the airport of the Spanish metropolis of Valencia was halted on Saturday as a consequence of lightning strikes and heavy rain. Elsewhere within the area, too, the massive quantity of water has led to nuisance and flooded streets, regional media report. Trains and subways within the space have additionally been canceled because of the storm.

Since Friday night, a storm has prompted heavy showers, wind and hail within the space on the Spanish east coast. On Saturday morning, it began to rain tougher and a runway at Valencia airport was hit by lightning, air site visitors management stated. Flooding would additionally have an effect on the airport. In accordance with air site visitors management, air site visitors to and from Valencia is not going to resume earlier than 5 p.m.

The native hearth brigade has obtained a whole bunch of experiences from the Valencia area because of the excessive climate, in accordance with the newspaper Las Provincias. This consists of individuals who have been shocked by the water of their automobile or needed to be evacuated from their house. It isn't clear if anybody was injured.

The Spanish climate service expects the rain showers to clear afterward Saturday afternoon.