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,

Emergency services have urged people to refrain from any kind of road travel and to follow further updates from official sources

In a preliminary report, World Weather Attribution (WWA), a group of international scientists who investigate global warming’s role in extreme weather, found that the rainfall which struck Spain was 12% heavier due to climate change and that the weather event experienced was twice as likely.