Storms cause school closures and travel disruption in flood-hit Spain

Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday evening, with forecasters warning up to 7in of rain could fall there within five hours

The Billie Jean King Cup finals in Malaga were delayed (Manu Fernandez/AP)

New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations, two weeks after flash floods in the Valencia region killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday evening, with forecasters warning up to 180mm (7in) of rain could fall there within five hours.