On the east coast, Valencia remains subject to a yellow alert, in force until midnight, with up to 60mm of rain forecast in the space of 12 hours. Dozens of emergency callouts were reported overnight, mostly in areas worst-hit by the previous floods, which killed more than 200 people.

Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain have once again battered coastal Spain, causing flooding and evacuations just two weeks after the country experienced deadly flooding in Valencia and other nearby communities.

New weather warnings issued in areas in Spain as prime minister warns devastation from flooding is ‘not finished’