Flights cancelled at Barcelona airport after rare red weather warning issued

Parts of Spain have been hit by more torrential rain just days after the flash floods devastated the Valencia region killing more than 200 people.

Further heavy rain is sweeping across Barcelona in Catalonia, prompting the Spanish weather service to issue a red alert.

It comes as residents in Valencia continue to search for missing people swept away by floods and to clear mud and debris that have overwhelmed towns and villages.

Footage shows how the Barcelona El Prat airport turned into a sea after heavy rain submerged the runway and flooded the terminal.

Passengers were seen wading through the soaked terminal clutching their bags.

One runway has closed at El Prat airport due to flooding which is wreaking havoc on arriving and departing services, Flightradar24 says.

Now the forecaster has warned that the torrential rains are causing an ‘extreme danger’ along the northeastern coast as more rain is expected.

Roads and railways have become overwhelmed by deluge across Catalonia.

The A-27 highway was covered by a landslide following the heavy rains.

AEMET, the Spanish meteorological service, told people to be ‘very careful’ and to only travel if absolutely necessary.

The country continues to reel from the impact of one of Spain’s worst natural disasters after the Valencia flooding.

Furious survivors have criticised the government for the relief response, saying it has been too slow and they have been left to fend for themselves.

Angry people threw mud and screamed at King Felipe VI when he visited a flooded neighbourhood in Valencia.

The King was forced to hide while police on horseback tried to calm the crowds.

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