Severe thunderstorms and torrential rain have once again battered coastal Spain, causing flooding and evacuations just two weeks after the country experienced deadly flooding in Valencia and other nearby communities.

The Malaga area, including the tourist resorts of Marbella, Velez and Estepona, is expected to take the brunt of the extreme weather phenomenon known as a "Dana". Parts of the eastern Valencia area have also been placed on the highest alert, weeks after the area was devastated by flash floods that killed more than 220 people.

Parts of Malaga and Tarragona regions have been placed under red alert. The inclement weather prompted the evacuation of thousands of people and school closures. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@AlvaroCampoy via Spectee”.

The UK Foreign Office has updated its Spanish travel advice as the country endures flooding and weather warnings.

Thousands of people have been evacuated in Malaga as more torrential rainfall is expected across Spain, two weeks after the deadly flash floods in Valencia. | ITV National News

New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes

Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday evening, with up to 7 inches of rain in the forecast.

Spain's traumatised Valencia region woke up unscathed after an overnight rain alert on Thursday, two weeks after the country's deadliest floods in decades killed more than 200 people there.

Spain's national weather agency put parts of the eastern Valencia region under the highest alert level for rain on Wednesday, two weeks after floods killed more than 200 people there.