Survivors say that 15 minutes was all it took for a drainage canal that was crucial in the disaster to go from empty to overflowing. Abutting homes channelled the rushing water to expand its shockwave.
Regional authorities failed to alert people in time, and in some places there wasn't even rain to put people on guard, magnifying the chaos.
In the aftermath, streets look like they have been blasted back to the Medieval period, covered by layers of mud that obscured any glimpse of pavement or cobblestone.
Meanwhile, the search goes on for the missing.
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Emergency services remove cars in an area affected by floods in Catarroja, Spain, on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) - Manu Fernandez/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.
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People pick up goods in a supermarket affected by the floods in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) - Manu Fernandez/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.
Members of the Spanish Guardia Civil carry the body of a person who died during floods in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) - Alberto Saiz/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.
People clear mud from a street in an area affected by floods in Catarroja, Spain, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) - Manu Fernandez/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.
Civil Guards walk in a flooded indoor car park to check cars for bodies after floods in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz) - Alberto Saiz/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved
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