
I'm a British expat living in Valencia - everyone was out picking up children from school when the floods started sweeping through... It's so sad
Daily MailHave YOU been impacted by the floods? Email: olivia.christie@mailonline.co.uk Dozens of mangles cars are piled up in a street south of Valencia A Civil Protection member carries a child in a street covered in mud in a flooded area in Picanya A man walks through a debris-covered street after flash floods hit the region on October 30, 2024 Residents walk past piled up cars following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia The mother-of-two, who wished to remain anonymous, said: 'It's so sad because the impact could have been reduced if the local council had planned better, but they acted too late. Paiporta bridge in the town of the same name was left completely devastated as the river beneath burst its banks and continued to rise A car is seen inside a residence after being washed away by floodwaters Cars are seen stuck on the central reservation on a motorway near Alicante after the extreme floods It comes as terrifying footage has emerged of the moment a bridge in Valencia was washed away late last night. Cars taken in a mudslide are pictured in a flooded street in Alora, near Malaga, on October 30 Members of the INFOCA clean a flooded street in Cartama, near Malaga People walk along the road after leaving their homes flooded by the floods in Paiporta A view of the damaged car after a deluge brought up to 200 liters of rain per square meter in hours in La Torre neighborhood of Valencia The unidentified victim could be heard screaming as the deluge pushed her down a waterlogged street. A car is stranded after flash floods and heavy rain hit Valencia Residents walk next to piled up cars on railway tracks following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024 Rescuers attempt to evacuate a woman and her dog from their flooded house Spain's government announced the creation of a crisis committee - the equivalent of Britain's Cobra emergency response committee Cars are photographed piled up after being swept away by floods in Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 Floods triggered by torrential rains in Spain's eastern Valencia region has left 51 people dead, rescue services said on October 30 Residents are pictured next to cars piled in a street covered in mud following floods in Picanya, near Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024 Two Civil Guard officers are feared to be among the fatalities after becoming trapped in a flooded basement in their police station in Paiporta near the city of Valencia, the capital of the province of the same name.
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