Spain's Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, admitted the number of missing in the horror floods known already to have claimed 95 lives is 'the big unknown at the moment' and confessed 'I'm not optimistic'.
Island of Majorca faces severe weather warnings as Valencia reels from floodsResidents in Majorca are bracing for the worst today after Spain 's national weather service warned the brutal weather system that triggered mass floods and killed nearly 160 people in Valencia was headed for the island.
It comes as rescue crews in Valencia continue their searches for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings as bewildered residents salvage what they can from their ruined homes. A view of the disaster zone as search and rescue efforts and aid delivery process continue in Paiporta zero area of flood after catastrophic flash floods due to heavy rain in Valencia, Spain on October 31, 2024
The damage from the storm late Tuesday and early Wednesday recalled the aftermath of a tsunami, with survivors left to pick up the pieces as they mourn their loved ones. 'The firefighters took the elderly first, when they could get in. I am from nearby so I tried to help and rescue people.Regional authorities said late Wednesday that rescuers in helicopters saved some 70 people stranded on rooftops and in cars, but ground crews were far from done.
When cold air blows over warm Mediterranean waters it causes hotter air to rise quickly and form towering, dense, water-laden clouds that can remain over the same area for many hours, raising their destructive potential.Eastern and Southern Spain are particularly susceptible to the phenomenon due to its position between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
A woman looks out from her balcony as vehicles are trapped in the street during flooding in Valencia, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows a damaged section of the CV33 highway after torrential rains in Spain's eastern province of Valencia, 31 October 2024
A view of the disaster zone as search and rescue efforts and aid delivery process continue in Paiporta zero area of flood after catastrophic flash floods due to heavy rain in Valencia, Spain on October 31, 2024Spain's national weather service said it rained more in eight hours in the Valencian town of Chiva than it had in the preceding 20 months.
'There were also a lot of people who came to get their cars out of their garages ... it was a real trap.' The storms spawned a freak tornado in Valencia and a hail storm that punched holes in cars in Andalusia.Heavy rains continued Thursday further north as the Spanish weather agency issued alerts for several counties in Castellon, in the eastern Valencia region, and for Tarragona in Catalonia, as well as southwest Cadiz.'Stay home and heed the official recommendation and you will help save lives.
Some 150,000 people in Valencia were without electricity on Wednesday, but roughly half had power by Thursday.
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