Benidoleig, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain Video Recording Date/Time: November 12, 2024 at 23:20h A new low-pressure system brought heavy rain to the Valencia region on Tuesday, November 12, which had been devastated by catastrophic floods just a few weeks earlier.

It was reportedly the largest protest march in Valencia’s history, mobilizing a large portion of the metropolitan area’s 2.5 million inhabitants.

Tens of thousands of people marched yesterday in Valencia to voice their anger at the authorities’ handling of deadly floods. Thousands also marched

New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes

Scientists long warned Spanish and EU authorities of the need to protect Valencia from floods, but masses of people received no warning until walls of water broke over their homes and workplaces.

Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday evening, with up to 7 inches of rain in the forecast.

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,

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

By Michael Francis Gore, Vincent West and Jon NazcaVALENCIA/MALAGA (Reuters) - 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.