Rains in Barcelona disrupt rail services as troops search for flood victims in Valencia

Firefighters walk as people try to clear up the damage after floods in Massanassa, just outside of Valencia, Spain. Picture: AP Photo/Alberto Saiz

Storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed more than 200 people, mostly near Valencia, have now dumped rain on Barcelona, prompting authorities to suspend commuter rail services.

Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente said he was suspending all commuter trains in north-east Catalonia, a region with a population of eight million, on request from civil protection officials.