Alicante faces 'extraordinary danger' amid urgent storm warning and rains

Spain's Costa Blanca has been placed on high alert for heavy rains and officials have  warned of 'extraordinary danger' as Storm Alice hits the mainland, a year after the country was struck by deadly floods.AEMET, Spain's weather agency, on Thursday issued a red alert for heavy rains in holiday hot-spot Alicante and said it would be in effect from 10:00 am (0800 GMT) on Friday.Alicante is in the eastern region of Valencia, which suffered catastrophic flooding in October 2024, where 220 people died.