Floods and torrential rain have not gone away and residents hail stories of heroism as the clean-up continues.

On Thursday, parts of Spain were braced for even more flooding after orange alerts were issued for southern Granada and Valencia's coastal area, where between 40-120mm of rain were projected to fall. Winds of up to 74mph and high seas are predicted for Tarragona, Barcelona and Murcia.

Valencia has had to turn its focus away from soccer amid one of its worst starts to a Spanish league and with its Singaporean owner enduring continued criticism by its fans.