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Spain floods: Before and after images show devastation | Spain floods: Before and after images show devastation |
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Spain has been coming to terms with devastating floods which have left more than 200 people dead and dozens missing this week. | Spain has been coming to terms with devastating floods which have left more than 200 people dead and dozens missing this week. |
Thousands of emergency services staff and military personnel have been working on search and rescue operations in flood-hit regions, while locals have started to clean up and assess the level of damage caused. | |
More rain is expected over the weekend, with a warning in place along the coastline of Huelva in the south-west, where residents are being told to stay at home. | |
Before and after images show the scale of damage the flash flooding and torrential rain caused. Cars were swept onto streets, train tracks and tunnels across Valencia, the worst-hit region. | |
A large number of those killed were on the roads, in many cases returning from work when the flash floods struck. | A large number of those killed were on the roads, in many cases returning from work when the flash floods struck. |
The above tunnel, which connects the Benetusser and Alfafar municipalities in Valencia, was blocked by a large number of cars dragged by the water. | The above tunnel, which connects the Benetusser and Alfafar municipalities in Valencia, was blocked by a large number of cars dragged by the water. |
Parts of Valencia, the country's third-largest city, had a year's worth of rain in just eight hours on Wednesday. | Parts of Valencia, the country's third-largest city, had a year's worth of rain in just eight hours on Wednesday. |
Dozens of metres of train tracks have been damaged or completely destroyed, with rail services suspended between Madrid and Valencia while tracks are rebuilt. | Dozens of metres of train tracks have been damaged or completely destroyed, with rail services suspended between Madrid and Valencia while tracks are rebuilt. |
Some streets and residential areas were wrecked as a result of flash flooding, such as this one in Letur, southwest of Valencia. The street is wholly covered by mud, rocks and debris. | |
Satellite images give an idea of how violently the water burst into coastal towns, and show just how much the landscape has changed in the last few days. | Satellite images give an idea of how violently the water burst into coastal towns, and show just how much the landscape has changed in the last few days. |
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