By Liv Clarke
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Flash floods in Spain have left people “trapped in cars” and have caused travel chaos in the Catalonia region and along the Mediterranean coast. Storm Alice battered the country over the weekend, with floods sweeping through towns in the Tarragona area, The Independent reports. Videos shared online showed muddy water sweeping up vehicles and debris. Although there have been no reports of deaths or injuries so far, emergency services have been rescuing drivers from submerged vehicles. The heavy rain and flash floods resulted in train services between Barcelona and Valencia being suspended, while several roads in low-lying areas were closed. Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group HERE It wasn’t just mainland Spain which felt the effects of Storm Alice, in Ibiza flights had to be temporarily suspended at the airport on Sunday due to heavy rain and storms, while indoor areas were also closed due to water leaking inside. Further alerts for heavy rain and storms for October 13 have been issued by Aemet, Spain’s national weather agency, along the Mediterranean coast and for the Balearic Islands. Amber warnings are in force along the coastline including Valencia, Tarragona and Barcelona with rainfall of up to 40mm in one hour predicted, along with hail storms with ‘possible strong gusts’. An amber alert is also in force for Ibiza where up to 50mm of rainfall in one hour is forecast. Meanwhile, Majorca is covered by a yellow warning for rain. Conditions are set to improve for mainland Spain tomorrow although a few yellow warnings for rain and storms remain along the coast. But the Balearic Islands have been placed under amber alert for rain and storms, with conditions set to worsen there. By Wednesday, the weather front should have moved, with just a yellow warning in place for Menorca. For more of today’s top stories, click here. Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life. However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. That’s why every week our Features and Perspectives editor Rob Williams brings you Unmissable , highlighting the best of what we do – bringing it to you directly from us. Make sure you don’t miss out, and see what else we have to offer, by clicking here and signing up for MEN Daily News. And be sure to join our politics writer Jo Timan every Sunday for his essential commentary on what matters most to you in Greater Manchester each week in our newsletter Due North. You can also sign up for that here. You can also get all your favourite content from the Manchester Evening News on WhatsApp. Click here to see everything we offer, including everything from breaking news to Coronation Street . If you prefer reading our stories on your phone, consider downloading the Manchester Evening News app here, and our news desk will make sure every time an essential story breaks, you’ll be the first to hear about it. And finally, if there is a story you think our journalists should be looking into, we want to hear from you. Email us on newsdesk@men-news.co.uk or give us a ring on 0161 211 2920.