Drone footage captured workers and heavy machinery clearing mud from a bridge and road near the Spanish town of Torrent, close to Valencia, as reconstruction efforts begin following devastating flash floods.
The bridge was directly in the path of a massive surge of muddy water and debris on Tuesday, October 29, that severely impacted the region.
The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have claimed the lives of at least 214 people, with dozens still missing, authorities reported on Saturday, November 2. In response, the government is deploying an additional 5,000 troops to assist with searches and clean-up, adding to the 2,500 soldiers already on site.
Valencian authorities confirmed a total of 211 fatalities within the region, with two additional deaths in Castilla La Mancha and one in Andalusia, making this Europe’s worst flood-related disaster since the Portuguese floods of 1967.