It is the first time on record that more than three tropical storms have occurred at the same time in November in the region.

The Philippines prepared Tuesday to evacuate potentially tens of thousands of people as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago shortly after the onslaught of

Devastating floods struck the northern Philippines on Monday, when Tropical Storm Toraji became the fourth tropical storm to hit the island nation in three weeks.

New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

Storms in Spain have again brought heavy rain and strong winds, just a fortnight after the disastrous floods that killed at least 224 people. The Andalusian province of Málaga in the south of the country has been badly hit,

The UK's Foreign Office has also issued a warning to travellers with more rain forecast to hit the flood-stricken country.