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Floods in Valencia, Spain: then and now – in pictures

As Spain marks one month since floods in Valencia killed 230 people, tossed cars, wrecked infrastructure and destroyed homes and businesses, photographs taken four weeks apart show the results of work by thousands of troops, police, firefighters and volunteers to clear debris, repair damage and extract mud from garages, basements and car parks in the traumatised region

The worst floods to hit Spain in decades on 29 October killed at least 230 people, covered towns in mud and debris, destroyed bridges, roads and rail lines and submerged cars, mainly in the eastern region of Valencia.

A report from Spain’s Higher Council of Colleges of Architects said “the degree of destruction and ruin was historic” in the Valencia region, where 80 towns were deluged by torrential rain.

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[The Guardian] Floods in Valencia, Spain: then and now – in pictures

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