GETTY Dozens of animals have lost their lives in the flooding

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A 26-year-old woman drowned in a strip club in Estepona, in the Costa Del Sol after it filled with water. And an employee from the electricity firm Endesa died after his car was swept away in flash floods on the outskirts of La Linea. Around 200 animals were killed in Malaga because of the flooding, despite volunteers risking their own lives to save animals who were close to drowning.

GETTY The flash floods have caused chaos across southern Spain

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Five Spanish areas closed their schools on Monday morning because of the torrential rain and train services have been disrupted. The rain has been the worst to hit the country since 1989 and has caused the Spanish government to issue public safety warnings. On Sunday, Spain's meteorological service issued a 'red alert', which is its highest level of warning for extreme risk. However, it has since lowered the warning to 'important risk'.

GETTY Volunteers risked their lives saving animals in Malaga

The Civil Guard did manage to rescue an 84-year-old man who was trapped in his house in the rural area known as Los Molinos. Spanish media has reported that the amount equivalent to a month's rainfall has hit over the weekend. Electricity has been cut off in large parts of Manilva and Sabinillas and roads have even turned into rivers. The Spanish A7 motorway has also been shut as rivers have burst their banks and drains have blocked up.

GETTY Roads have been closed in Spain due to the freak weather