World News - Spain is hit with nearly a month’s rainfall -- in 1 hour!
Spain is hit with nearly a month’s rainfall -- in 1 hour! On Tuesday October 29, 2024, parts of eastern and southern Spain got swept away. More than 200 people have died. The lives of thousands have changed. This was due to flash floods caused by heavy downpours that concentrated in the river basins and canals of eastern and southern Spain. With the heavy downpours, riverbanks overflowed rapidly. “In the blink of an eye, the muddy water covered roads and railways and entered houses and businesses in towns and villages on the southern outskirts of Valencia.” (AP News). People were trapped in homes, businesses, and vehicles. “When the water started to rise, it came as a wave,” said Guillermo Serrano Pérez. “It was like a tsunami.” (BBC). The aftermath of these floods is catastrophic. People were left with a massive destruction of their communities. Many homes and vehicles were damaged. “The ground floors of thousands of homes have been ruined. I...