Thousands evacuated from Málaga as Spain issues more flood alerts

Volunteers and residents clean the mud four days after flash floods swept away everything in their path in Paiporta, outskirts of Valencia, Spain, Saturday on November 2, 2024.

Spaniards braced for further heavy rain and storms on Wednesday, just two weeks after rain and flash floods prompted rivers to overflow in Valencia and other parts of Spain killing more than 200 people and destroying homes and property.

Spanish weather forecaster AEMET issued red alerts on Wednesday morning for eastern Tarragona and southern Málaga provinces, saying it expected them to receive as much as 180mm of rain within 12 hours that could cause rivers to overflow and generate flash floods.