There had not been such a severe flood in the recent history of Spain. Meteorologists attributed this to climate change.
At least 158 people have died due to severe floods in Spain. According to news agency Reuters, the flood has most affected the city of Valencia in eastern Spain. So far, 155 people have been confirmed dead here. The search for missing people continues.
According to reports, 12 inches of rain fell in Valencia in just eight hours on Tuesday. This much rainfall occurs in Valencia throughout the year. Heavy rains caused sudden floods, due to which many people did not get a chance to go to safe places. Valencia is located on the Mediterranean coast. About 50 lakh people live here.
This is the first time in the recent history of Spain that so many people have died due to floods. According to BBC, the biggest flood had previously occurred in Spain in the year 1973. Then 150 people died. Before that, in 1957, there was a severe flood in the city of Wallacea, in which 81 people died.
There was a 3-day emergency in Spain yesterday, it may rain again today Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has warned people to stay at home. There is a 3-day emergency in Spain. This will continue till Saturday. The Meteorological Department has warned of more rain on Friday, which may worsen the situation.
More than 1,000 army soldiers have been deployed for relief work in the flood-ravaged areas. However, people say that adequate help is not reaching them.
Roads have been damaged due to floods and many areas are still cut off from cities due to damage to communication and power lines.
The streets of Valencia, Spain are filled with garbage.
6 people died due to sudden flood in this nursing home in Payporta area of Valencia.
Flood water entered a shopping store in Valencia. Woman sorting out the remaining items.
Due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time, the dam built on the Turia River broke. This caused more devastation.
why did it rain so much According to meteorologists, the cause of the flood was 'cut-off low pressure system'. The combination of cold and hot winds formed dense clouds which caused heavy rain.
In recent times, there have been incidents of heavy rain and destruction due to this in many places in the world. In Spanish it is called the 'Dana Effect'.
According to scientists, overheating of the Mediterranean Sea also became the reason for heavy rains. In August this year, the temperature of the Mediterranean Sea was recorded at 28.47 degrees Celsius, which was the highest ever.
According to BBC, the record of floods in Spain in the last 50 years has been broken. Earlier in the year 1973, 150 people had died due to flood. Valencia also suffered two DANA hurricanes in the 1980s.
After the flood in Valencia, Spain, many vehicles gathered at one place like a heap of garbage.
Due to flood the roads are filled with mud.
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