Storm Dana hits Spain! Subway cars flooded in Madrid! All roads are closed! Shocking flood footage!

Spain has closed rail links, canceled a Spanish league football game and advised thousands of residents to stay at home as incessant rains have caused torrential flooding in and around the city of Madrid. Due to severe storms that hit most of Spain, almost 10,000 people could not leave their homes and apartments y. In the municipality of Alcanar in Catalonia, located in the northeast of the country, due to the threat of severe floods, a ban on going out into the streets is in place for an indefinite period. The National Meteorological Agency on Sunday issued red warnings indicating a possible extreme danger in the region of Madrid, the province of Toledo and the city of Cadiz. According to the agency, up to 120 liters of rain per square meter can fall in Madrid in 12 hours. “Due to the exceptional and abnormal situation in which rainfall records will be broken, I ask the people of Madrid to stay at home today,“ Almeida said Sunday is likely to break the capital’s rainfall record of 120 liters per square metre. In 1972, Madrid received 87 liters of rain per square meter, the highest recorded at the time. Madrid’s emergency services have sent text messages to residents warning them of the risks of flooding and advising them not to use vehicles. Heavy rain forecasts for central Spain on Sunday forced authorities to shut down railway lines, cancel a Spanish league football game and order citizens to stay at home. The Spanish weather service has warned of heavy rainfall in Madrid and surrounding areas. The Spanish State Railways Authority said that rail links between Madrid and Valencia’s eastern coastal area and other lines have been suspended.