Residents clean up after deadly floods hit eastern Spain
Residents of Els Poblets, a town near Alicante, began clearing mud and ruined furniture on Monday after flooding from Storm Adam in eastern Spain left at least two people dead.
People in Els Poblets, a town near Alicante in eastern Spain, started clearing up on Monday, 19 October, after severe flooding caused by Storm Adam. The floods have left at least two people dead.
Mud inside homes
Furniture caked in mud has been piled up outside houses. Residents swept thick layers of mud out of their kitchens and living rooms. Some said the water had risen by more than 1.5 metres, destroying almost everything inside their homes.
Residents' accounts
Candy Vanes, 56, whose home was badly damaged, said: “We can’t use a single thing.”
Emergency response
Emergency crews have arrived to assess the extent of the destruction. Meanwhile, residents face the task of cleaning out their properties and trying to salvage whatever they can.
