A British woman and her daughter have drowned after flash floods struck Spain's east coast.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told inthenews.co.uk the women died in the River Clariano in Valencia.

"Local consular officials are providing assistance to the family," a spokeswoman said.

According to reports the mother and daughter were part of a four-strong group of women affected by the floods.

It is understood the two other women survived the incident, but the FCO was not initially able to provide any further details.

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