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A car sits on top of another in Llombai, Valencia, on October 29.
Several vehicles are damaged after heavy rains caused floods in Álora, Málaga.
Submerged cars in a flooded area of Álora, Málaga, on October 29.
Men walk along a flooded area in Álora, Málaga, on October 29.
Roads are covered by muddy floodwaters in Llombai, Valencia.
A man stands in a flooded area where several vehicles are stranded after the heavy rains and floods.
A submerged car can be seen in a flooded area of Álora, Málaga.
Two men walk along a flooded area inspecting damaged cars.
A person stands in a flooded road after heavy rainfall hit Llombai, Valencia.
A person walks in a flooded street in Llombai, Valencia.
A group use shovels to remove mud from a house in Álora, Málaga.
A car can be seen stranded in the mud after floods hit Álora, Málaga, on October 29.
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A group remove water from a garage in Llombai, Valencia.
A resident looks at the heavy flooding on his street in Llombai, Valencia.
A local man observes the flooded street in Llombai, Valencia.
A man stands in a flooded street in Catadau, Valencia, after torrential rains hit the Valencian Community.
A woman removes water from the outside of her home in Catadau, Valencia, on October 29.
A car drives past several damaged pieces of furniture from a furniture factory in L'Alcúdia, Valencia.
Cars move past dozens of damaged furniture after torrential rains hit L'Alcúdia, Valencia.
Damaged items from a local furniture factory ended up on the road.
A partially collapsed bridge can be seen in the town of Carlet, Valencia region.
A woman tries to salvage chairs covered in mud after torrential rains caused flooding in L'Alcúdia, Valencia.
Several vehicles are partly submerged in floodwaters on October 29 on the outskirts of Valencia.
Spain's meteorological agency issued a red alert for the region due to extreme rainfall. Several vehicles were affected by the flash floods.
A truck is partially submerged in floodwaters on the western outskirts of Valencia.
The Valencia region was one the most affected by the floods.
A man checks his phone as alerts were sent out to Valencia residents asking them to avoid traveling.
A local resident uses a bucket to remove mud from her house in Picuana, near Valencia.
People watch the damaged area near the port of Porto Cristo, Majorca.
On October 29, the region was hit by its worst storm in a decade and within hours the country experienced a year’s worth of rain. Valencia was the worst-hit area, as it was caught in a Dana weather system. Now it is once again set to be one of the most vulnerable areas, along with Catalonia, the Andalusia regions, and the Balearic Islands, which have all been issued an orange weather alert.
After the last flash flood, the death toll reached over 200, with some people still missing. However, authorities have reassured locals that the new weather system should not be as severe as the first and that precautions are being taken to limit the damage.
Click through this gallery to see how the country is still reeling from October’s severe weather event and how they are preparing for the one to come.
So far there have been 222 confirmed deaths, with 23 people still missing. Many homes were also destroyed, and towns were devastated when rivers overflowed and roads were wrecked.
Eastern and southern parts of Spain are still reeling from the aftereffects of the last flash floods that hit the country at the end of October. To avoid such devastation this time, military vehicles are driving through towns to warn of the upcoming storm, some school and sports classes have been suspended, and sandbags are being used to protect certain towns.
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Spain told to prepare for more severe storms and torrential rain
The country is still recovering from the October floods that claimed over 200 lives
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Just two weeks after flash floods swept across eastern and southern Spain, the country has been told to prepare for more torrential rain in the coming days.
On October 29, the region was hit by its worst storm in a decade and within hours the country experienced a year’s worth of rain. Valencia was the worst-hit area, as it was caught in a Dana weather system. Now it is once again set to be one of the most vulnerable areas, along with Catalonia, the Andalusia regions, and the Balearic Islands, which have all been issued an orange weather alert.
After the last flash flood, the death toll reached over 200, with some people still missing. However, authorities have reassured locals that the new weather system should not be as severe as the first and that precautions are being taken to limit the damage.
Click through this gallery to see how the country is still reeling from October’s severe weather event and how they are preparing for the one to come.