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,

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.

Several other regions in Spain remain on alert as the new weather front is expected to bring torrential rain and low temperatures just weeks after the country was devastated by flash floods that have so far killed more than 220 people. Catalonia in north ...

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were pelted with mud by crowds during their visit to the region last week, as anger fermented among communities who said they felt abandoned by authorities in the wake of the natural disaster, with troops and police deployed to assist communities in affected areas.