Valencia, "unprecedented" rains and floods.At least 95 dead

An extreme weather event has hit the Valencia region of Spain.Dozens missing.The government sends the army to the affected areas.

Last update October 31st at 9.30am

“A situation unprecedented” hit the region in recent hours Valencia, in Spain.Torrential rain and tornadoes in full storm caused very serious floods, killing dozens of people.The latest budget released by the Iberian authorities speaks of at least 95 victims.Children are also among the dead.

Many missing people are still being searched for.Andalusia is also on alert

But it's about data not definitive, since many missing people are still being searched for.“In the next few hours we will confirm the data, but for now it is impossible to provide exact figures,” he explained the governor of the region Carlos Mason.The manager added that the entire community is in shock.The Spanish meteorological service Aemet had on the other hand the extreme event is expected, placing the entire Valencia region on red alert, and some portions of the region on orange.Andalusia.

The victims are not concentrated in a single town:the towns of Paiporta, Chiva, Cheste, Torrent and Alfafar were mainly affected.THE rescuers, Furthermore, despite the particularly difficult conditions, they are looking for missing people in L'Alcudia and Letur.Throughout the region the fury of the water, which suddenly invaded the streets, he dragged everything he found with him.The images spread on social networks by the inhabitants and by the Spanish media they are impressive.

The government sends a thousand soldiers, the storm towards the province of Castellon

According to what was reported by the newspaper El Pais, dozens of people also had to pass through at night in their cars, as you are unable to continue travelling.All while the storm which hit the Valencia region heads towards the province of Castellon, where particularly intense rains are expected until the afternoon.

The Madrid government has decided to open a crisis unit to deal with the emergency, and decided to send army units specialized in rescue operations to the scene, for a total of about a thousand soldiers.Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in a message published on the social network stated:“I follow with concern the information on the missing and the damage caused by the storm,” and urged people living in the affected areas to remain “very cautious.”

A train with 276 people on board derailed, many flights diverted or cancelled

At the same time, in Valencia all the schools, parks And gardens public were closed and the sporting events cancelled.Numerous flights to and from the Spanish airport were also canceled or diverted, while the circulation of trains has been suspended.Nonetheless, a high-speed convoy with 276 people on board derailed in southern Andalusia, although fortunately the accident did not cause any casualties.

This is not the first time that the Valencia region has suffered meteorological events particularly relevant in autumn, but scientists point out how i climate changes they feed it frequency and intensity. The extremely high temperatures reached by the Mediterranean over the summer they provided in this sense “fuel” for storms, making them disastrous.Without serious and immediate action, news like that coming from Spain will only multiply in the coming years.In the specific case, precise 3B weather, “in just eight hours up to 490 millimeters of rain fell in Chiva, in the hinterland of the Valencian Community, of which 343 in just four hours.Let us remember that the average for an entire year in that area is around 450-500 millimetres".