Floods in Spain: the impressive damage seen from the sky [Avant/après]

The devastating floods which hit the south-east of Spain this Wednesday October 30 left more than 200 dead, in a country which has also declared three days of national mourning. On this toll, and as counted on the evening of Thursday October 31, at least 155 deaths took place in the Valencia region alone, including 62 in the town of Paiporta.

“A year of precipitation” in a few hours

According to the Spanish meteorological agency (Aemet), the equivalent of “a year’s worth of precipitation” fell in some localities in just a few hours. In addition to the human losses, the disaster caused enormous material damage, and marked the geographical face of the region, as these satellite images show.

In particular, you can see many completely covered fields and streets, an almost submerged water treatment plant and an impressive overview of the city of Valencia as a whole.

This Thursday evening, searches continued in the region to find “dozens and dozens of missing people” according to the Minister of Territorial Policy, Ángel Víctor Torres.