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(Pictured on the regional government's tourism board Twitter account)A car is pictured covered in snow after stormy weather hit Albacete in Castilla La Mancha, SpainSnow was also pictured covering fields in Villena. Find out what is going on in Javea. Waves have been filmed rearing up to several feet high before slamming against the coastline in Calpe, Alicante, by the Alicante Meteorological Project.The river Algar, in the mountains, has also been filmed bursting its banks and gushing over a tourist viewing platform at the Algar waterfall in a torrent of rapidly moving water. Flights to London, Newcastle, Bristol, Edinburgh and other major cities were all cancelled this morning as Alicante-Elche airport remained closed, leaving holidaymakers needing to make alternative arrangements.Ryanair, which has several affected flights, told MailOnline yesterday that a 'small number' of its flights would be diverted to either Murcia or Valencia airports.Waves batter the seafront in Calpe, Alicante, which is popular with tourists. STORM Gloria has last night broken through a sand barrer and wrought havoc on Javea's popular Arenal beach.

The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss devastating flooding in Spain, as well as making appearances on BBC and LBC radio stations. Waves batter the beachfront of the coastal town of Javea, Alicante, as Storm Gloria sweeps in from the MediterraneanAt least a foot of snow covers a driveway, gate and trees in Biar, Alicante. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Esquire, the Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Sun on Sunday, the Mirror, among others.

Alicante-Elche airport was closed at 1pm yesterday, ahead of the storms arrival. Photographs today show tiles ripped up, He holds a gold-standard NCTJ in multimedia journalism from the award-winning News Associates in Twickenham. Please help contribute to our website and for more info Joshua James Parfitt is the Costa Blanca correspondent for the Olive Press. Inevitably, the coronavirus pandemic has hit the Olive Press economically, as both print and digital revenues sink by up to 80%. Airport chiefs said that the airport would remain closed today due to the storm.It suffered roof damage last week when a fire broke out, which has also been blamed for the current closure.A statement from Spanish airport operator AENA said: 'Alicante-Elche airport will remain closed to air traffic today.