At least 158 people have died in the “deadliest episode of flooding in Spain’s modern history,” reported The Guardian.
Many more are still missing.
The storm that started on Tuesday in southern and eastern Spain brought a year’s worth of rainfall in hours, CNN reported.
In the hardest-hit Valencia region, where most of the deaths occurred, roads and entire towns were flooded when rivers overflowed, leaving thousands without water or power.
“My father is going to be 100 years old now and he doesn’t remember a flood like that. It was terrifying to be here,” José Platero, a 69-year-old resident of Utiel — one of the towns in Valencia that was most affected by the severe flooding — told CNN. “We found him looking for personal belongings near his home.”
Spain’s army has been called in to help clear wreckage and distribute aid, reported BBC News.
“The government informs me that tomorrow at 8 in the morning a first wave will join …