At least 51 people have been killed in flash floods sweeping the eastern Spanish region of Valencia following torrential rain on Tuesday that left roads and towns under water, local authorities said on Wednesday (October 30), Reuters reports.

 

Eyewitness videos from Alfafar region showed drivers moving slowly through inundated roads on Tuesday evening as traffic conditions worsened. The footage also showed a shopping mall parking lot flooded following the heavy rains.

 

Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video from the road layout, business signage, buildings, parking lot, and streetlights seen in the video which matched file and satellite imagery. Reuters was able to confirm the date of the video from original file metadata.

 

Emergency services in the region urged citizens to avoid all road travel and to follow further updates from official sources.