The Spanish city of Barcelona was hit by flooding on Monday, as search and rescue efforts continue following devastating flooding around Valencia last week. Spain's state meteorological agency has placed parts of Catalonia on red alert for torrential rain, with local media showing footage of cars partially submerged on a highway.

Heavy rains triggered significant flooding and "extreme danger" warnings in the Barcelona area on Monday, as the same storm system that caused devastating Valencia floods remains over Spain. Authorities issued alerts to cell phones in several areas of the Barcelona province, warning residents to avoid all travel.

Continuing storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed over 200 people, mostly near Valencia, are dumping rain on Barcelona.