Incredible satellite footage shows Valencia before and after the disastrous flooding, which has killed nearly 100 people.
Deadly floods have swept across eastern parts of Spain after torrential rainfall at the beginning of the week took a fatal turn.
The new space imagery shows the city, once clearly partitioned with sea and land, has its coastline faded as flood water appears to merge with the ocean.
A brown blanket appears to cover the beautiful city as streets and buildings are no longer apparent.
Sadly, it is reported that the flood has claimed the lives of 95 people so far, including children, with several people still missing.
Over 1,100 soldiers from Spain’s emergency response units have been deployed to areas hit by the downpour, scrambling to find individuals potentially trapped in vehicles or homes.
Rescue services and police have been using helicopters to airlift people to safety from their houses, and the Government has set up a crisis committee to tackle the floods.
Torrential downpours flooded Spanish towns and roads on Tuesday, 29, carrying cars through the streets and derailing a high-speed train near Malaga. Almost 300 passengers were on board when the train derailed, but authorities say no one was injured.
The worst-hit areas have been advised to stay home and avoid non-essential travel by local authorities.
Officials reported a year’s worth of rain falling on Valencia over an eight-hour period, and forecasters in Spain issued several new weather warnings for today across some of the worst-hit areas.
Up to 100m of rain could fall within 12 hours in areas just north of Valencia. The warnings from Spain’s state meteorological service, Aemet, also predict up to 40mm of rain within four hours.
Despite this, clean-up of the damage caused is already underway in certain towns and areas affected.
Other European countries have also seen extreme weather episodes this year, with flash flooding becoming more frequent.
Meteorologists believe the warming of the Mediterranean has increased water evaporation, which has played a key role in worsening torrential rainfall.
