Damaged cars and devastation after flooding in Sedavi, Valencia, Spain on Oct. 31, 2024. Borja Abargues / Anadolu via Getty Images
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At least 158 people have died in the “deadliest episode of flooding in Spain’s modern history,” reported The Guardian.
Many more are still missing.
The storm that started on Tuesday in southern and eastern Spain brought a year’s worth of rainfall in hours, CNN reported.
In the hardest-hit Valencia region, where most of the deaths occurred, roads and entire towns were flooded when rivers overflowed, leaving thousands without water or power.
“My father is going to be 100 years old now and he doesn’t remember a flood like…
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