A RED alert has now been issued for Barcelona after the catastrophic flash floods in Valencia have cost the lives of at least 217 people.
Spain’s weather service has issued a red warning of “extreme danger” and urged people not to travel “unless strictly necessary.”
Flights have been cancelled at Barcelona’s El Prat airport
About 15 flights were diverted due to rainstorms
Passengers wading through water at the airport
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The deadly storms that have hit the Spanish Valencia region last week have now caused chaos in Barcelona with flash floods in the areas around the city’s airport.
Local officials in Catalonia have warned of “continuous and torrential” rain in two regions.
A red alert “extreme danger” warning is currently in place for Barcelona as the alert urged people not to travel “unless strictly necessary.”
The airport operator Aena cancelled 50 flights heading to the El Prat Airport due to the rainstorm in the area.
And Spain’s Transport Minister Oscar Puente said another 15 flights that were due to land in Barcelona airport this morning were diverted.
Several highways have been closed due to flooding.
Dramatic pictures show parts of the airport submerged in water – including the parking lot.
The minister said he was also suspending all commuter trains in northeast Catalonia.
It comes as last night flooding hit the area of Tarragona in the Catalonia region.
Footage shows several inches of water rushing down city streets past cars and flooding parts of the city.
Classes were cancelled in Tarragona, a city in southern Catalonia after a red alert for rains was issued.
Meanwhile, in flood-ravaged Valencia, the search for bodies continues today as residents, volunteers and thousands of soldiers and police officers have joined the clean-up efforts of mud and debris.
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