Floods in Valencia, Spain, leave dead, injured and missing

Published at: 29/10/2024 10:10 PM

Since the afternoon of October 29, it has been raining non-stop in much of Spain, causing severe flooding in towns in the Valencian Community and Andalusia, especially in Malaga and Almería.

The rains have appeared as a result of a DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels) that has hit the region hard, according to agencies that collected the partial parts of the tragedy.

So far, not only unprecedented floods have been reported, but also structural damage and multiple injuries, deaths and missing persons. In fact, the president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, confirmed earlier the location of an undetermined number of bodies in flooded areas.

A call for safeguarding

Faced with the situation of intense rains and a disaster zone, the president of the Valencian Community asked the population to avoid driving on the roads, and instead, he asked everyone to take shelter in their homes, even if they see their own cars being swept away in the rain. “The night is going to be long,” he said.

At the institutional level, announcements have already been made of the suspension of services, as is the case of Cercanías Valencia transport. “The Madrid-Valencia line without service until 10:00am,” said the Minister of Transport, Oscar Puentes, who followed “the Mediterranean Corridor, also without traffic. Attempts are being made to prepare PAT from Valencia to Castellón”.

Through social networks, countless videos have been released showing the magnitude of the floods that today affect the Valencian Community and the autonomous region of Andalusia. Vehicles being swept through the water, river floods, tree falls, all as part of a phenomenon that keeps the population in suspense.

By the same means, it has been possible to see the rescue work of the different safeguard units. Meanwhile, emblematic sites of the town remain underwater, as is the case of Valencia Airport, which has had to suspend its activities due to the storm and the impressive flood.

Mazo News Team