At least 62 people have died following catastrophic flooding in eastern Spain, with Valencia bearing the brunt of the crisis as torrential rains battered the region, unleashing a years worth of rain in just eight hours, Cape town Etc reports.
Streets across Valencia were transformed into rushing torrents, damaging infrastructure, sweeping vehicles from roads and prompting widespread rescue efforts, according to emergency service sources reported by BBC News .
Videos circulated on social media show bridges collapsing and people clinging to trees to escape floodwaters.
King Felipe VI has expressed his heartfelt condolences and warned of enormous destruction to Spain's infrastructure, while Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged citizens to remain vigilant.
The government has deployed over 1 000 troops to assist local police, firefighters and the Military Emergency Unit UME with ongoing rescue operations as hundreds of people remain trapped and unaccounted for.
