The private house became a death trap on October 29, 2024. A total of 76 people lost their lives due to DANA and the floods and ravines it caused, inside the houses. Or a third of the 221 victims identified until Tuesday, as reported by the Data Integration Center (CID). To these, we should also add the 11 victims who died inside residences and the 28 found inside garages.
For none of these victims the massive alert sent by the Generalitat on the same day of the cold drop was useful, either for having arrived late – it was sent at 8:11 p.m. – or for the recommendation of its content, since she asked citizens to do so. to refrain from circulating in the streets.
Along with this data on body removal carried out in different living spaces (elevators, basements and stair landings are also included), it is also worth noting that 32 bodies were located in fields, 31 others on the street and 14 on the road. ; In addition, 6 were found in hydrological spaces such as a river, a boulevard, the Albufera or on the beach.
By age group, 106 of the deceased were over 70 years old, 7 were under 10 years old and 2 were between 11 and 20 years old. The others were between 20 and 70 years old.
By locality, those with the most victims were Paiporta with 45 deaths, Catarroja 25, València 17, Alfafar 15, Massanassa 12, Sedaví and Torrent 11, and Picanya and Benetússer 10. The total number of victims per municipality is next: Alaquàs 1, Albal 3, Aldaia 6, Alfafar 15, Algemesí 3, Alzira 1, Benetússer 10, Buñol 1, Catarroja 25, Cheste 7, Chiva 8, Godelleta 4, Guadassuar 2, l’Alcúdia 2, Loriguilla 1, Massanassa 12, Paiporta 45, Pedralba 3, Picanya 10, Quart de Poblet 7, Riba -red de Túria 7, Sedavi 11, Silla 1, Sot de Chera 1, Sueca 1, Torrent 11, Utiel 6 and València 17.