Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Costa del Sol region of southern Spain after a red weather alert was issued for extreme rain and flooding. Spain's Civil Protection Agency sent a mass alert to phones in Málaga province after 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on Tuesday evening warning of a "extreme risk of rainfall".

Thousands of residents in Spain’s Costa del Sol have been evacuated over fears a new weather front that could bring flooding again to the region. Two weeks after the worst flood

Locals and holidaymakers were warned of an 'extreme risk' as a red alert was issued for Malaga province on Spain's Costa del Sol

Spain's Costa del Sol is on red alert for 'extreme risk' of flooding as thousands have been evacuated from their homes and schools remain closed following new storm warnings