▲ Several deaths, missing persons, vehicles swept away (the image, in Malaga), floods, the derailment of a high-speed train and cancellation of flights is the result of an isolated depression at high levels that hit a large part of the eastern and southern areas from Spain. Albacete and Valencia were the most affected, reported Carlos Mazón, president of the Generalitat of that region.Photo Ap
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La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, October 30, 2024, p. 23
Valencia. Several deaths, floods, traffic cuts, devastated crops and the derailment of an AVE train is the preliminary toll of a DANA (isolated depression at high levels) that hit Valencia, reported the president of the Generalitat of that Spanish region, Carlos Mazón. .
We can confirm the discovery of some bodiesMazón told journalists, adding that he cannot give more details until the families of the victims are informed.
The rains hit much of eastern and southern Spain, where flooding disrupted rail and air transport, in the highest rainfall recorded in the area since 1966.
Torrential rains and thunderstorms yesterday caused a situation exceptional which especially affects the southern half of the peninsula and most of Levante, with a red alert in Valencia and Malaga and a forecast of water fall of between 120 and 180 liters in 12 hours, Cadena Ser reported.
The waters burst into the streets of the town of Letur, in the eastern province of Albacete, dragging cars, according to images broadcast on Spanish television.
At the time of going to press, the emergency services were searching for seven missing people after the sudden flooding, declared the central government delegate in the Castilla-La Mancha region, Milagros Tolón, to the public channel TVE.
The central government, headed by socialist Pedro Sánchez, announced the formation of a crisis committee to monitor DANA and evaluate responses to the storm.
I am following closely and with concern the reports of missing people and the damage caused due to the storm, Sánchez wrote on the social network
A man reported to a television station that he was trapped on a truck in the city of Valencia along with at least 40 people, including children and older adults.
In the southern region of Andalusia, an AVE train with 276 passengers derailed, although there were no injuries, the regional government said, while 12 flights that were due to land at Valencia airport were diverted due to strong winds. Another 10 flights were cancelled.
