Parts Of Spain Were Hit By A Year’s Worth Of Rain In Just Eight Hours And The Videos Look Unreal
At least 95 people were killed as some regions recorded a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours.
Heavy rain has struck Spain’s eastern region of Valencia, causing catastrophic floods that killed at least 95 people, making it the deadliest flood in decades.
On Tuesday Oct. 29, parts of Valencia were hit by torrential rain and hailstorms, with some regions recording a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours.
The southern region of Spain also received heavy downpour, but the impacts of the storm and floods were not as severe as that in the eastern region.
Videos shared online showed multiple cars being swept away by flood waters and cars piled on top of each other in the aftermath of the flood.
Infrastructure such as bridges and roads were destroyed or inundated with water, making it difficult for authorities to reach certain communities.
People were seen rescuing their pets from their flooded homes.
Authorities reported at least 92 deaths in Valencia, with another three deaths in neighboring regions as of Wednesday Oct. 30.
The last time Spain faced a disaster this deadly was in 1996, when severe flooding killed 87 people.
Authorities said they are “not optimistic” and fear the death toll will rise.
The Spanish government announced a three day mourning on Wednesday.
"For those who at this moment are still looking for their loved ones, the whole of Spain weeps with you," prime minister Pedro Sanchez said during an address.
The extreme weather was caused due to a phenomenon known as DANA, a Spanish acronym for high-altitude isolated depression, which is the result of cold and warm air from the Mediterranean meeting and forming dense rain clouds.
Scientists have said that rising temperatures due to global warming worsened the floods, according to the BBC.
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