The flash floods were caused by heavy rain, which by Wednesday morning had begun "easing off," according to the country's meteorological agency.

Schools will be closed on Wednesay after the State Meteorological Agency placed parts of Valencia on orange alert on Tuesday night, as well as Catalonia in the northeast, Andalusia in the south and the Balearic Islands.

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.

Thousands of students in Spain's eastern Valencia region returned to classes on Monday, two weeks after floods killed over 200 people and devastated towns in the area. Controversy over the regional government's handling of the floods still rages,

Spain evacuated thousands of residents and closed schools on Wednesday as torrential rains lashed the country two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 220 people.- 'Prevention better than cure' - The rain meant schools and universities closed across large parts of Valencia,

Valencia, Spain - 09, 2024 This footage illustrates huge crowd of people in the streets of Valencia protesting against authorities' handling of recent deadly floods after storm Dana, demanding the resignation of regional head Carlos Mazón.