Torrential rain falls on Spain, four months after deadly Valencia floods

Flood water covers a road following torrential rain falls in Lorca, Murica, Spain, March 6, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Rocio CarSola/@rosmileys/via REUTERS

MADRID (Reuters) - Torrential rains on Thursday caused floods that swept away cars as local authorities evacuated schools and closed roads in eastern Spain, four months after deadly flash floods in Valencia caused killed more than 220 people.

The state weather agency Aemet issued orange alerts for some parts of the Murcia, Valencia and Catalonia regions on the country's Mediterranean coast as officials told people to stay indoors.