Four people have died in Spain as Storm Gloria batters the country bringing high winds, heavy rain and icy conditions.
The north east and Balearic Islands are on high alert as the storm arrives, with waves of 8.44 metres estimated in Valencia on Monday, an all-time record, reports the Mirror.
A man, who was 63, died at his home in Avila, near Madrid, after being hit by roof tiles that were lifted by a gust of wind.
The Foreign Office, meanwhile, issued a weather warning for Brits thinking of travelling there, or already living in Spain.
It said: "Spain's meteorological office (AEMET) has issued an 'extreme risk' weather warning for the following provinces: Teruel, Albacete, Murcia, Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona, Valencia, Alicante and Castellon.
"The Balearics, Almeria, Granada and Jaen are also on high alert. High winds and snowfall may cause road closures and disruption to transport services."
Exceptionally cold weather was pinpointed as the cause of death of a 54-year-old homeless woman in Gandia, near Valencia.
A man in the Asturias region was killed by a vehicle on a road that was affected by snow, while he attempted to fit snow chains to his car.
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And a fourth man died after he was found outside his home in Moixent on Monday suffering from hypothermia.
The national weather agency said winds of 71 mph were forecast and 26ft waves in Valencia region.
At least 120 councils have shut schools and hundreds of miles of roads are cut off as a result of the poor weather.
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