# Severe flooding hits eastern Spain as UK faces first named storm of winter

https://mins.news/en/item/112353

- The Guardian, 2026-10-23 08:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/23/spain-floods-storm-adam-uk-storm-austen

> Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain, with 632mm falling in Pego, Alicante, in 36 hours and 600mm in 24 hours in Oliva. A temporary lockdown covered 145 municipalities across Valencia and Alicante; at least five people died, 500 were rescued and 2,100 evacuated. Storm Austen, the UK’s first named storm of winter, is bringing damaging winds to England and Wales, as well as south-west Ireland and northern France.

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