The early morning hours in Valencia revealed the extensive damage caused by an unprecedented storm in the region in recent decades. Rescue teams work against the clock.
The “most adverse storm of the 21st century”, as described by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency, and which has already caused dozens of deaths, is hitting the communities of Valencia and Malaga, leaving a trail of destruction wherever it passes. Hundreds of photographs and videos show entire towns flooded, cars that were swept away and ended up piled up, and the moments of rescue of people who for several hours tried to protect themselves on top of buildings, cars, and even trees.
“As in an apocalyptic movie,” writes an X user, who shared, in the early hours of this Wednesday, a video of a road full of overturned cars and debris that was dragged, in Valencia. The exchange of identical records occurs as the day progresses and certain areas become accessible.
Just like an apocalyptic skin. #Valencia ???????????? pic.twitter.com/X1Voe4D4fR
— Lola Sánchez Caldentey (@LolaVamos) October 30, 2024
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The effects of it #DANA They affect many parts of the Valencian Community pic.twitter.com/wurSOa4Cqg
— nostresport.com (@Nostresport) October 30, 2024
A photograph taken from a high point in the Spanish city, published on the same social network. It shows a large area of Valencia, at dawn, partially submerged.
The lamp covers the Valencia area in the serata di ieri has a fine scaricato of 450 mm in the arc of approximately 4-5 hours. It’s a great summer event. Basically in 4 hours the quantità di pioggia expires, which only expires in a year and a half in… pic.twitter.com/vlPFg8p44I
—Marco MM (@MMmarco0) October 30, 2024
Another video, also shared on X, shows a subway station completely submerged. “Totally flooded,” reads the description of the publication.
Images that come from the Environment of #Valencia. Watch until the water comes! Completely collapsed pic.twitter.com/tiRPaENoyJ
— Eltiempo.es (@ElTiempoes) October 29, 2024
Source: Observadora