VALENCIA: Spain mourned at least 158 deaths on Thursday and authorities told people in flood-stricken regions to stay at home as rescuers raced to find survivors in the rare disaster.
An exceptionally powerful Mediterranean storm from Tuesday unleashed heavy rains and torrents of mud-filled water that swept away people and wrecked homes, with the eastern Valencia region hit hardest. - AFP
People pick up goods in a supermarket affected by the floods in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A picture taken on October 31, 2024 shows a road destroyed and flooded fields after flash floods in Utiel, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain. Rescuers raced on October 31, 2024 to find survivors and victims of once-in-a-generation floods in Spain that killed at least 150 people and left towns submerged in a muddy deluge with overturned cars scattered in the streets. About 1,000 troops joined police and firefighters in the grim search for bodies in the Valencia region as Spain started three days of mourning. Up to a year's rain fell in a few hours on the eastern city of Valencia and surrounding region on October 29 sending torrents of water and mud through towns and cities. (Photo by Wafaa ESSALHI / AFP)
A boat is stranded on a muddy street in Sedavi, Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Women with brooms walk past stranded cars along the railroad track, in Alfafar, Spain, October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Susana Vera TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Residents walk in the street while transporting belongings following deadly flash floods in La Torre, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 31, 2024. Rescuers raced on October 31, 2024 to find survivors and victims of once-in-a-generation floods in Spain that killed at least 95 people and left towns submerged in a muddy deluge with overturned cars scattered in the streets. About 1,000 troops joined police and firefighters in the grim search for bodies in the Valencia region as Spain started three days of mourning. Up to a year's rain fell in a few hours on the eastern city of Valencia and surrounding region on October 29 sending torrents of water and mud through towns and cities. (Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / AFP)
