Red weather alerts have been issued and thousands evacuated as a powerful storm brings torrential rain and high winds to Spain just weeks after deadly flash floods hit the country.Spanish weather forecaster Aemet raised Valencia’s warning level to the maximum on Wednesday evening,

Schools were closed, people were evacuated and transportation services were suspended on Wednesday due to excessive rainfall and flooding.

Two weeks after flash floods killed hundreds of people, several areas of Spain have been placed on high alert as a new weather front is expected to bring torrential rain and low temperatures