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Flooding in Spain in pictures: Wrecked vehicles, deluged streets, mud-filled homes

Flash floods and mudslides cause chaos in the eastern Spanish region of Valencia

A car upended by a flood in Picanya, near Valencia, Spain. Photograph: Jose Jordan / AFP
A car upended by a flood in Picanya, near Valencia, Spain. Photograph: Jose Jordan / AFP
Thu Oct 31 2024 - 13:03

At least 95 people have been killed in flash floods sweeping the eastern Spanish region of Valencia following torrential rains on Tuesday that left roads and towns under water, local authorities said on Wednesday.

These photographs capture some of the chaos of the past days.

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Cars being swept away after floods in the town of Alora, Malaga. Photograph: Gregorio Marrero/AP
Cars being swept away after floods in the town of Alora, Malaga. Photograph: Gregorio Marrero/AP
Cars are swept away by the water after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga Photograph: Gregorio Marrero/AP
Cars are swept away by the water after floods preceded by heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks in the town of Alora, Malaga Photograph: Gregorio Marrero/AP
A view of the rising river in Alora, Malaga. Photograph: Gregorio Marrero/AP
A view of the rising river in Alora, Malaga. Photograph: Gregorio Marrero/AP
A man walks on a flooded motorway in Valencia. Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP
A man walks on a flooded motorway in Valencia. Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP
A resident cleans up in a flooded area in Picuana, near Valencia, eastern Spain. Floods triggered by torrential rains in Spain's eastern Valencia region has left at least 51 people dead. Photograph: Jose Jordan, AFP via Getty Images
A resident cleans up in a flooded area in Picuana, near Valencia, eastern Spain. Floods triggered by torrential rains in Spain's eastern Valencia region has left at least 51 people dead. Photograph: Jose Jordan, AFP via Getty Images
A man cycles in a street covered in mud following floods in Picuana, near Valencia, eastern Spain. Photograph: Jose Jordan / AFP via Getty Images
A man cycles in a street covered in mud following floods in Picuana, near Valencia, eastern Spain. Photograph: Jose Jordan / AFP via Getty Images
Men walk in a street covered in mud following floods in Picuana, near Valencia. Photograph: Getty Images
Men walk in a street covered in mud following floods in Picuana, near Valencia. Photograph: Getty Images
Cars piled up due to mudslides following floods in Picuana, near Valencia. Photograph: Jose Jordan / AFP via Getty Images.
Cars piled up due to mudslides following floods in Picuana, near Valencia. Photograph: Jose Jordan / AFP via Getty Images.
Picuana, near Valencia, eastern Spain. Photograph: Jose Jordan / AFP via Getty Images
Picuana, near Valencia, eastern Spain. Photograph: Jose Jordan / AFP via Getty Images
People walk through flooded streets in Valencia. Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP
People walk through flooded streets in Valencia. Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP
People line up to collect water from a broken pipe in the Paiporta area of Valencia, Spain. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
People line up to collect water from a broken pipe in the Paiporta area of Valencia, Spain. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
A woman stands near a building damaged by debris and floating cars after flooding hit large parts of the country. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
A woman stands near a building damaged by debris and floating cars after flooding hit large parts of the country. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
Debris and mud cover the ground after flooding hit large parts of the country in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
Debris and mud cover the ground after flooding hit large parts of the country in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
Wreckage of cars are spread on the sides of a road in Paiporta, Valencia in eastern Spain. Photograph: Manaure Quintero/AFP/Getty Images
Wreckage of cars are spread on the sides of a road in Paiporta, Valencia in eastern Spain. Photograph: Manaure Quintero/AFP/Getty Images
People try to clean a street covered in mud in Paiporta, Valencia in eastern Spain. Photograph: Manaure Quintero/AFP/Getty Images
People try to clean a street covered in mud in Paiporta, Valencia in eastern Spain. Photograph: Manaure Quintero/AFP/Getty Images
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