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BBC Weather: FREAK weather system brings ‘severe’ snowfall and flooding in Europe - VIDEO
BBC WEATHER claimed a freezing weather system has swept across the Mediterranean bringing a deluge of snow in northern Spain and extreme flooding in Italy.
BBC Weather: Spain covered in SNOW after ‘early taste of winter’
BBC Weather said both Spain and Italy have been here by “severe” weather over the past 24 hours with strong winds sparking heavy rainfall in Venice and heavy snowfall in northern Spain.
British holidaymakers will have seen their plans disrupted after extreme flooding left Venice underwater.
Northern Spain has also been hit by an “early taste of winter” after extreme snow hit the country.
BBC Weather forecaster Matt Taylor said: “This is Venice, a city of canals. City underwater.
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“Worst flooding in 10-years we reckon there.
“All caused by something called the Acqua alta where strong winds push the tides inland and it’s fighting against rivers which have already swollen by heavy rain inland.”
He added: “It’s not just there, we have seen some pretty severe weather, northern Spain has had an early taste of winter too.
“Strong winds coupling with some pretty heavy snowfall as well.”
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