| Several towns in the province of Pontevedra are under several feet of water following more than 24 hours of intense rainfall.
The worst affected towns are Vilagarcía de Arousa, Violanova de Arousa, Meis, Cambados, Sanxenxo and Ribadumia, where emergency services are working to deal with hundreds of flooded homes, underground car parks and businesses.
More than half the streets of Vilagarcía de Arousa are under water, and the electricity supply has been cut off.
Main roads are closed in O Grove, Poio, and Meis Meaño, while there are also partial closures around Cambados, Sanxenxo and Noalla.
It is estimated that in the 24 hour period starting at 8pm on Sunday, 57 litres per square metre fell in the provincial capital.
There has been less intense rain across the rest of the region with 35 litres/m2 recorded in Vigo, 18.4 in Ourense, 17 in A Coruña, 12 in Lugo and 5.9 in Santiago de Compostela. |