Spain back on flood alert as torrential rains strike

Madrid: Fresh floods struck Spain on Sunday as part of the northeastern Catalonia region faced a red alert for torrential rain, a day after downpours...

Madrid: Fresh floods struck Spain on Sunday as part of the northeastern Catalonia region faced a red alert for torrential rain, a day after downpours unleashed travel chaos on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza.

National weather agency AEMET decreed a red alert for heavy rain in the province of Tarragona, warning of 180 millimetres of rain in 12 hours in the Ebro river delta.

"Flooding is being recorded in some places," it added on X. Rail and road travel disruption in Catalonia started to be reported as water accumulated on tracks and motorways.

Catalonia's civil protection service sent a telephone alert urging residents in the Montsia region to avoid travelling and approaching waterways.

The regional government's leader Salvador Illa joined the call on social media, pleading with citizens "for maximum precaution".