It has been the worst DANA of the 21st century. Strong storms and rain that fell in a matter of hours during the day on Tuesday have left a disaster map on the Valencian coast. To date, they have been counted more than a hundred deaths and emergency services are still searching for the rest of the missing people and carrying out rescue work.
Only in the province of Valencia there are 99 confirmed deaths, 102 in all of Spain, and the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, has stated that she cannot specify the number of deaths. people whose whereabouts remain unknown after the storm, although he has mentioned that they are “many”.
In the images, you can see the overflowing of the new channel of the Turia River and the Barranco del Poyo, and its consequences: both the flooding of the towns of the region of L’Horta Sud, close to both flows (Torrent, Picanya or Paiporta), such as dragging accumulations of water and mud towards the Mediterranean Sea.
In the L’Horta Sud region, The water has destroyed trees, roads, cars and street furniture. Especially affected have been the towns surrounding the Barranco del Poyo, which has experienced a historic flood.
In a second print, distributed by the POTthe passage of DANA through the Valencia lagoonlocated a few kilometers to the south, which has been completely flooded.