Storm Adam kills at least five in eastern Spain as helicopters pluck stranded residents from rooftops

Pego in Alicante province was drenched with 632mm of rain in just 36 hours. In Oliva, a 79-year-old woman was found dead at home and a man died of a heart attack at a campsite. Some 800,000 people were ordered to shelter in place on Monday morning, and rescue teams carried out more than 400 operations to help those in danger. Orange weather alerts remain in force across the region.

Chef Javier Fornez, 49, said: 'Some people have lost everything all over again.'

A woman, 55, was found dead after swimming off Sagunto's Almardà Beach under an amber alert.

Ibiza's main airport closed twice, with 27 flights cancelled and 16 diverted.