Spain's military emergency unit responds to flooding in Ibiza

Rescuers from the Spanish Military Emergency Unit are responding to flooding on the Mediterranean holiday island of Ibiza. Torrential rainfall has triggered floods and prompted the closure of beaches and schools.

In the town of Ibiza, a measuring station provisionally recorded 254 litres of rain per square metre in 24 hours, more than half of the usual rainfall in a whole year in the area.  Regional authorities said three people were lightly injured in a landslip but confirmed no serious injuries or deaths.

The Spanish army's emergencies unit deployed with reinforcements from the neighbouring island of Mallorca and the mainland to help pump water from buildings and clear roads, some of which remained cut off.