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,

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Spain’s national weather agency put parts of the eastern Valencia region under the highest alert level for rain on Wednesday, two weeks after floods killed more than 200 people there. AEMET issued a red alert lasting until midday (1100 GMT) on Thursday for the Valencia coast where up to 180 millimetres of rain is predicted to fall 12 in hours.

Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country Wednesday, two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 200 people. The rain also meant schools and universities closed across large parts of Valencia,