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A man checks his phone as damaged personal belongings line a mud-covered street after torrential rains caused flooding in La Alcudia, Valencia region, Spain, October 30, 2024.
Reuters
At least 72 people lost their lives in flash floods across Valencia, eastern Spain, after intense rains on Tuesday submerged roads and towns, local authorities reported Wednesday.
In Utiel, rescuers maneuvered dinghies through the floodwaters to save stranded residents in the dark, as emergency teams continued working to reach the hardest-hit areas.
The death toll appeared to be the worst in Europe from flooding since 2021 when at least 185 people died in Germany.
Meseguer Serrano family gather next to their belongings and damaged cars after torrential rains caused flooding in Guadassuar, Valencia region, Spain, October 30, 2024. Reuters
Cars sit submerged in a flooded area after heavy rains and floods in Alora, Spain, October 29. Reuters
Family members walk in a street covered in mud in a flooded area in Picanya, near Valencia, eastern Spain.AFP
Residents walk among debris on a rail track following flood in Picanya, near Valencia, eastern Spain.AFP
Residents are pictured next to cars piled in a street covered in mud following floods in Picanya, near Valencia.AFP
A resident walks next to a car lifted up in a street covered in mud in a flooded area in Picanya, near Valencia.AFP
A picture taken in Picanya, near Valencia, eastern Spain, shows cars piled in a street after floods.AFP
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