On Tuesday, the eastern city of Valencia and the surrounding region received up to a year’s worth of rain in a few hours.
At least 95 people have been killed in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns in Spain, tossed cars, and swept away bridges, roads, and rail tracks.
On Tuesday, as much as a year’s rain fell in just a few hours in the eastern city of Valencia and the surrounding region, sending water and mud coursing through towns and cities.
The country’s AEMET state weather agency issued its highest alert for the province of Castellon on Wednesday as rescuers searched flooded fields and stranded cars for those still missing.
“There are already powerful storms in the area, especially in the north of Castellon,” AEMET posted on its X account. “The adverse weather continues! Beware!” it added, advising against traveling to that area.
An amber alert for adverse weather conditions has also been issued for the city of Tarragona.
Local authorities have not released the number of those still missing in the worst flooding in Europe in recent years.
According to the Associated Press, over 1,000 soldiers from Spain’s emergency rescue units joined regional and local emergency workers in the search for bodies and survivors.
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles maintained on Wednesday that the number of casualties would likely increase. She explained that soldiers alone had retrieved 22 bodies and saved 110 people as of last night.
