Spaniards brace for fresh storms two weeks after deadly Valencia floods

Volunteers and residents clean the mud from the streets in an area affected by floods in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Picture: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti

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 Malaga provinces, saying it expected them to receive as much as 180 millimetres (7.1 inches) of rain within 12 hours that could cause rivers to overflow and generate flash floods.