Heavy rains in Spain’s Barcelona amid search for flood victims in Valencia

The recurrent storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed at least 217 people, mostly near Valencia, have dumped rain on Barcelona, prompting authorities to suspend commuter rail service. Transport Minister Oscar Puente said on Monday that he was suspending all commuter trains in northeastern Catalonia, a region with 8 million people, at the request of civil protection officials. Authorities in Barcelona warned of “extreme and continued rainfall” on the city's southern outskirts, urging people to avoid any normally dry gorges or canals. Classes were cancelled in Tarragona, a city in southern Catalonia about halfway between Barcelona and Valencia after a red alert for rains was issued. Meanwhile, rescue teams in Valencia are still looking for victims of last week's flash floods. The number of people known to have died now stands at 217. Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports from Chiva, Spain. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Spain #Barcelona #Catalonia #SpainFloods #NaturalDisasters #BarcelonaFloods #Tarragona #Valencia #Paiporta #Chiva #ValenciaFloods #AlJazeeraEnglish