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WEATHER alerts have been issued across Spain today following the arrival of the fourth storm in just 12 days.
Storm Martinho follows hot on the heels of Laurence, Konrad and Jana, which claimed at least four lives, while another person remains missing.
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State weather agency Aemet has placed the Costa del Sol, Guadalhorce and Ronda areas of Malaga province under a yellow advisory today.
Also under a yellow warning in Andalucia are the entire provinces of Cadiz, Sevilla and Huelva, plus parts of Cordoba.
They are all facing up to 40mm of rainfall over a 12-hour period, with the alert in place until 11.59pm tonight.
It comes after the wave of flooding caused by Storm Laurence claimed the lives of Maria and Fernando, from Constantina, a small town north of Sevilla.
They were on their way to work on Tuesday morning when the overflow from the Guadalbacar stream swept them away.
Constantina’s Town Hall put out a statement on Wednesday saying: “We deeply lament the death of our residents Maria and Fernando, fatal victims yesterday 18/02/2025 from the flooding of the Guadalbacar stream, after the storm that has hit the area.”
The Town Hall has decreed two days of official mourning for the couple, which began on Wednesday at 1.15pm and will last until Friday at the same time.
Storm Laurence also claimed the life of a 71-year-old man who was on a bike ride.
Last Monday, he set out from Añora on his journey but went missing, after which the Guardia Civil was deployed to search for him around the Guadarramilla river.
However, his body was found on the edge of a riverbed at 11.30am on Wednesday in Dos Torres, the neighbouring municipality of Añora.
Furthermore, 30 officers from the Guardia Civil are searching for another man who disappeared after being swept away by the Genal River.
Earlier in March, a father-of-two was killed when he was swept away during flash floods in Murcia.
