BREAKING Flights cancelled amid 'red weather alert' as flooding hits Barcelona Airport

Barcelona's airport has been hit by flooding as brutal storms that have caused havoc across Spain arrive in the city.

The storms have dumped water on Barcelona, causing flash flooding at the city's main airport and in the surrounding areas, and leading to a 'red' alert for rain from the country's weather service, warning people not to travel 'unless strictly necessary'.

Flights have been cancelled from the airport as authorities scramble to deal with the weather chaos. Mobile phones in Barcelona blasted out an alert warning those living in the city that 'extreme and continued rainfall' is due to hit the southern outskirts of the city.

Videos shows water streaming into Barcelona Airport's departures hall and pouring from ceilings.

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