Valencia’s DANA in figures one month later: 222 dead, 800,000 victims and 34% of GDP destroyed

This November 29 is accomplished one month of the worst flood to devastate the south of Valencia this century due to a terrible DANA. a month of sadnessof pain, of loss, of rage, of helplessness, of abandonmentimages that we had never seen in Spain. A month that will leave a terrible and indelible mark on the more than 800,000 people who descended into hell that night. A hell of water instead of fire.

The heaviest floods that Spain has experienced in recent history have left, to this day, 222 dead and four missing in Valencia (plus the nine in Castile-La Mancha and Andalusia). They affected about a million people who live or have lived in 87 municipalities and have caused total damage worth 21,819 million euros, according to estimates from the Valencia Chamber of Commerce. The economic fabric was seriously damaged, with 57 industrial zones completely destroyed, almost 12,000 businesses damaged and a total of 13,314 million euros in damage. All this represents 34% of the GDP of the province of Valencia.

DANA in figures

• • 222 dead.
  • Four missing.
  • 845,371 victims31.8% of the population of the province of Valencia.
  • 87 municipalities concerned.
  • 120,000 vehicles damaged.
  • 160 kilometers of national roads affected.
  • 497 kilometers of railway tracks damaged.
  • 30,000 buildings damaged.
  • The damage is worth 21,819 million euros, according to the Valencia Chamber of Commerce.
  • The destroyed economic, commercial and agricultural fabric represents a 34% of the value of Valencia’s GDP.
  • 57 polygons destroyed.
  • 12,000 companies affected.
  • 5,386 industrial companies destroyed.
  • 97,950 premises of 66,088 companies concerned.
  • 429,481 workers residents of the affected areas.
  • 52,000 hectares floodedan area equivalent to 50,000 football fields.
  • 37,000 people saved.
  • 17,000 soldiers of the three armies and the Royal Guard coordinated by the Military Emergency Unit operated in Valencia this month after the DANA.
  • The army carried out 3,000 interventions.
  • Currently, the Armed Forces operate with a device ofand 8,500 soldiers and more than 2,000 media outlets.
  • 15,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid
  • 1 support plan6.6 billion euros from the government.
  • 400 million euros in urgent aid from the Generalitat.
  • 57 health centers who were affected.
  • 421 pharmacies damaged.
  • 36,959 students victims
  • 115 educational centers affected.

• The DANA of Valencia in pictures