i locals at this end in benamargosa. locals at this end in benamaraosa. . , ., ., benamargosa.rgosa. i imagine you have been seeing the _ benamargosa. i imagine you have been seeing the pictures - benamargosa. i imagine you have been seeing the pictures from - been seeing the pictures from valencia, we knew what happened there, and when red weather alerts were issued yesterday, you must have been fearing the worst. andrew, not sure if you can hear me. thinking about seeing the red weather alerts, knowing what had happened recently in valencia, you must have been fearing what could possibly happen where you are. yeah, very much so. first red alert ever issued in malaga province. height and everyone's senses, people have been more sensible than they perhaps would have been otherwise. good to talk to, — would have been otherwise. good to talk to, hopefully _ would have been otherwise. good to talk to, hopefully the - to talk to, hopefully the clearer continues. far as you have been aware, no casualties. hope that continues. all the best you and the people there. thank very much. a

an update there from andrey in benamargosa in spain.bc news. welcome back. the uk chancellor will unveil plans later today for a big pensions shake up. rachel reeves wants to create pension megafunds, designed to help unlock billions of pounds of investment in businesses and infrastructure. she says britain's pension funds are currently too small and are holding back the economy. earlier i spoke to theo leggett who told us more about what is being proposed. an? who told us more about what is being proposed. any chancellor will be looking _ being proposed. any chancellor will be looking for _ being proposed. any chancellor will be looking for sources - being proposed. any chancellor will be looking for sources of i will be looking for sources of money that can fund investment and pension funds are very tempting. the problem with small funds is they tend to be inherently low risk. if you do not have a huge amount of money and you have obligations, you cannot afford to lose it. when you have biggerfunds, greater scale, they can afford to t

the rural town of benamargosa, about a0 minutes from malaga. hit by now all too familiar scenes.er itself burst its banks right in the heart of the village, as you can see behind me. they've been working — the emergency services, the locals — everyone's pulling together, working all the way through the nightjust trying to clear some of the roads in and out so people who've been trapped with the floodwaters, you know, so the emergency services can get in to see them. but everyone's houses, businesses just fully decimated. it's just so sad. malaga has bore the brunt of this latest storm with thousands evacuated, schools and businesses closed. some locals even struggled to get to safety. and there are more flash flood warnings for today. valencia, though, is still by far the worst hit region. over 200 were killed just two weeks ago when a year's worth of rain fell in just one day. people here are still on high alert. translation: they have told us to go home because - of the storm. heavy rains are coming, so we should stay at home and in high areas if we can. with more rain forecast

andrew poole is an expat who now lives in benamargosa — one of the worst—affected towns. malaga in a little village in the mountains. very much a rural village. normally, the river that flows through is dry. it is actually used as a local car park. we got an alert on our phone in the evening before the storms hit, a red alert for the whole area. and then water started to come down and it didn't stop. and then it got worse and the water level started to rise. teatime yesterday, the river itself burst its banks, right in the heart of the village. as you can see behind me, they have been working, emergency services, the locals, everyone is pulling together, working all the way through the night, just trying to clear some of the roads in and out so that people that have been trapped by the flood waters, the emergency services can get in to see them. but everyone�*s houses, businesses, fully decimated. it is just so sad. i am so sorry. we are just sharing pictures now. there was a lot of criticism in valencia about the lack of help from local authorities. how much support are

the rural town of benamargosa, about a0 minutes from malaga. hit by now all too familiar scenes.ut the destruction was unrelenting. the river itself burst its banks right in the heart of the village, as you can see behind me. um, they've been working the emergency services, the locals. um, everyone's pulling together, working all the way through the night, just trying to clear some of the roads in and out so people who've been trapped with the floodwaters, um, you know, the emergency services can get in to see them. um, but everyone's houses, businesses just fully decimated. it's just so sad. malaga has bore the brunt of this latest storm, with thousands evacuated, schools and businesses closed. some locals even struggled to get to safety. and there are more flash flood warnings for today. valencia, though, is still by far the worst hit region. over 200 were killed just two weeks ago when a year's worth of rain fell in just one day. people here are still on high alert. translation: they have told us to go home because of the storm. _ heavy rains are coming, so we should stay at h

the rural town of benamargosa, about a0 minutes from malaga. hit by now all too familiar scenes. me. um, they�*ve been working the emergency services, the locals. um, everyone�*s pulling together, working all the way through the night, just trying to clear some of the roads in and out. so people who�*ve been trapped with the floodwaters, um, you know, the emergency services can get in to see them. um, but everyone�*s houses, businesses just fully decimated. it�*s just so sad. malaga has bore the brunt of this latest storm, with thousands evacuated, schools and businesses closed. some locals even struggled to get to safety. and there are more flash flood warnings for today. valencia, though, is still by far the worst hit region. over 200 were killed just two weeks ago when a year�*s worth of rain fell in just one day. people here are still on high alert. translation: they have told us to go home because of the storm. _ heavy rains are coming, so we should stay at home and in high areas if we can. with more rain forecast the rescue efforts continue. emergency crews are still bringi