Orange alerts remain and death toll rises to five as Storm Adam continues to batter eastern Spain

In Els Poblets, northeast of Alicante, floodwaters left cars and vans piled on top of one another. Two bodies were recovered in Oliva: a 79-year-old woman discovered at her home and a man who died of a heart attack at a campsite. Pego recorded 632mm of rain in just 36 hours. Security forces carried out more than 400 rescues across the Valencia region, some by helicopter from rooftops.

Chef Javier Fornez, 49, said it was 'exactly the same thing' as in 2007.

Around 800,000 residents were ordered to shelter indoors on Monday morning.

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