Some of the worst floods in decades in eastern Spain trapped thousands of people in vehicles and homes, killed at least 158 people and left others missing. See photos and videos.
Some areas in eastern and southern Spain received anywhere from a month’s to a year’s worth of rain in a single day or even in eight hours. Rain fell yesterday morning as cities and towns surveyed the damage. Some districts of Valencia and Catalonia, on Spain’s eastern coast, remained on high alert, with more rain expected today.
The authorities have deployed security forces to guard against looting. The national police said they had arrested 39 people in one operation and had recovered “a multitude of stolen items.”
On the ground: In and around Valencia, the regional capital, water gushed into ground-floor apartments, trapping some people. It flooded shopping centers, dog shelters and even a nursing home. Some victims died in places where it did not rain, swept away by water that came roaring through.
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