Spain | Record rainfall that has not occurred in a hundred years causes complete chaos in the capital, Madrid

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabia Weather - Western European countries were affected during the past few days by a very wet and strong Atlantic storm, as several countries in northwestern and western Europe witnessed strong winds and very heavy rains in some areas, which led to the formation of floods and torrents in many areas of Spain, Portugal and France. , all the way to the United Kingdom.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The weather forecast staff at “Arab Weather” had warned of an Atlantic storm approaching the countries of Western Europe, “Spain and Portugal”, specifically last Tuesday, and the weather forecast department staff issued several warning bulletins, which included expectations of strong winds with gusts exceeding 100 km/hour. Heavy rains may exceed 100 mm.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /><br /></p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>The capital, Madrid, receives heavy rains that it has not seen in more than a hundred years</strong></h3><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to the latest official statistics obtained by the staff of the weather forecast department at “Arab Weather”, the rain that fell in Madrid last Thursday was the highest in the city during the past hundred years. The meteorological station in Retiro Park in the center of the Spanish capital recorded 114 liters per square meter within 24 hours, exceeding the previous record of 87 liters recorded in 1972. The heavy rains there caused floods to form at the entrances to subway stations, and three lines were forced to temporarily stop running. Work, rainwater also flooded one of the city&#39;s hospitals and many streets, and train traffic on the high-speed line from Madrid to Barcelona stopped for several hours.</p>