Catarroja in Valencia province was ravaged by deadly floods which hit Spain at the end of October. Volunteers are helping with the 'horrible' and 'difficult' cleanup after basements were submerged in filthy water.
As we walk down, the ramp is slippery underfoot. It would be easy to fall, to tumble towards the mud and water. Three weeks after this town was ravaged by floodwater, Catarroja is still clearing up, and still haunted by the ghosts of its worst night. Around us, the mood is sombre. There are people in white hazmat suits, splattered with mud, their faces covered by masks. They emerge from the murky darkness, the light reflecting off their outfits.
They are volunteers, desperately sweeping the mud and water towards an area where it can be pumped outside. Outside, a man is watching the hoses, shouting instructions down through a metal grate in the building. Three weeks on from the floods, and despite relentless criticism that these towns have been forgotten, this gruelling work is still being done by good-hearted people who've offered their services as a favour. One of them comes up to me in the gloom.
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