Spain deploys 10,000 more soldiers and police to flooded Valencia region

There has been a sense of anger that people have been left abandoned here,

said Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego, reporting from Paiporta, one of the worst-hit areas in the outskirts of Valencia

I am aware the response is not enough, there are problems and severe shortages… towns buried by mud, desperate people searching for their relatives.”

Prime Minister Sanchez said

This neighbourhood, which is only half an hour from Valencia’s city centre, remained utterly cut off – no water, no electricity, hardly any telecommunications,

she added

It is reasonable to think that we will have more deaths."

Speaking to Cadena SER, Grande-Marlaska confirmed

We are not on red alert, but it is essential to warn the population to avoid greater risks."

He said

There aren't enough firefighters, the shovels haven't arrived,

Paco Clemente, a 33-year-old pharmacist, told AFP as he helped clear mud from a friend's house

We took what we had at home, and now it's time to help. It's emotional, it gives you goosebumps,

he told AFP

There are almost certainly more people who have died because the water washed people away who had got out of their cars."

One survivor told the Telecinco TV channel

In principle, cold drops can be seen in the weather models. But where exactly the rain will fall and how much there will be, can often only be estimated a few hours before the event,

Walter said

In order to be able to make a comparison with the Ahr valley flood, we first need more data from Spain,

German weather expert Walter tells DW

If, for example, the Ahr valley rainfall had only come down a little further north, the consequences would not have been so catastrophic,

he points out

The situation is unbelievable. It's a disaster and there is very little help."

Emilio Cuartero, a resident in the town of Masanasa, near Valencia, said

We need machinery, cranes, so that the sites can be accessed. We need a lot of help. And bread and water,

Cuartero said

I have been there all my life, all my memories are there, my parents lived there … and now in one night it is all gone … If we had waited five more minutes, we would not be here in this world."

Juan Vicente Pérez, a resident of Chiva, said