A catastrophe whose dimensions increased exponentially from hour to hour. Valencia and 21 other points on the eastern peninsula were on alert from the first hour of this Tuesday of “extreme danger“what DANA implied.
During the first hours of the day it rained, but without serious consequences. However, everything changed in the afternoon. Red alerts and torrential rain arrived at 6 p.m. They began to unleash disaster.
In the triangle formed by the Magro basin, the Barranco del Poyo and the Turia have accumulated more than 400 liters per square metercausing the channels to overflow, which ended move thousands of cars forward and leaving the streets flooded.
As night fell, the red alert widened and the situation became even more dramatic as the Júcar River overflowed, leaving people stranded in homes, industrial areas and roads.
A historic debacle
Until now, the death toll rises to 70 between the province of Valencia and Cuenca. The situation left shocking images, both of flooding of river beds and distressing rescues.
The Generalitat has activated a telephone number for assistance to relatives of missing persons: 900 365 112. The authorities ask that this telephone number be reserved solely to provide information on the relative who cannot be reached. For emergencies, the number is always 112.
