BRIT tourists have been hit with a red weather warning as Spain braces for another round of brutal storms after a “mini-hurricane” left two dead.
Holidaymakers visiting Barcelona have been urged to take extra caution as raging storms tear through the Iberian peninsula’s east coast.
Last week shocking footage showed the horror conditions wreak havoc across several Spanish tourist hotspots.
One person died in Tordera, another was killed in Montornès del Vallès, in the province of Barcelona, while a third person went missing around Pineda.
Weather officials have branded the extreme storm a “mini-hurricane”.
Local authorities said ahead of the unstable rain this week: “The situation remains complicated, especially from the central part of Catalonia northward.
“It is necessary to maintain maximum caution and follow the instructions of the authorities.”
In Tordera, a 75-year-old man died after a wall collapsed in a caravan park due to the adverse weather.
While in Montornès, a man died after entering his garage to get to his car, firefighters said.
Emergency services are also trying to find a missing person near Pineda de Mar – one of the worst affected areas.
Some 17,000 people in Barcelona have been left without electricity amid the carnage.
The violent storm has caused 220 electrical grid problems in the city.
Today, about 20 millimetres are expected to fall in Barcelona in just one hour.
Phone alerts have been issued for the risk of flooding at the Besòs, Ridaura and Daró River.
They urged residents to avoid basements and ground floors and instead stay high above ground if water starts rising.
Rivers should also be avoided as fears of overflows continue to mount.
Catalonia president Salvador Ill said: “Today is a day to stay home.”
Some of the worst consequences of the deluge have been reported in the Maresme region, as well as Granollers.
In Congost, firefighters had to save several people from flooded cars overnight as the storm tore through the town.
Catalan weather authorities put a red alert in place in Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona yesterday.
Phone notification alerts said “exceptional” rainfall was expected to last until Monday afternoon.
On Saturday, over 8,000 calls were made to emergency services, mainly from the Barcelona, Maresme, Vallès Oriental, and Vallès Occidental regions.
The historic rainfall has broken records in some Barcelona regions.
In Can Bruixa, 213 millimeters of water was recorded – the highest since 1883, local authorities said.
