MADRID — Schools in flood-hit towns in eastern Spain will be closed on Wednesday as the region braces for more torrential rains, officials said.
National weather office AEMET on Tuesday placed parts of Valencia as well as Catalonia in the northeast and Andalusia in the south and the Balearic Islands on orange alert — the second highest level — for strong or torrential rains until Thursday.The alert comes two weeks after an exceptional Mediterranean storm caused Spain 's deadliest floods in decades.The October 29 storm killed 223 people, the bulk of them in the Valencia region, according to the latest official tally.
AFP PHOTO'In response to the information provided by the emergency services, school and sports activities will be SUSPENDED from tomorrow until further notice,' Chiva town hall wrote on X.
Shut As Flood-Hit Spain Braces For More Torrential Rain
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