In the aftermath of catastrophic flooding in eastern Spain, residents in Alfafar, a suburb outside the city of Valencia, faced scarcity as they navigated muddy roads and struggle to access water and basic supplies on Friday (November 1), Reuters reports.

 

Footage showed various vehicles in a tangled wreckage strewn across rail tracks and a flooded underpass.

 

Pau Ferrandis, a local web designer, highlighted the chaos caused by misinformation about water shortages, leading to widespread panic buying.

 

As supply routes into Valencia remain complicated, residents like Sergio Gijon urged patience, while volunteers mobilise to prepare temporary shelters for those affected.

 

The national death toll from floods rose to 205 people in Europe’s worst weather disaster in five decades.

 

Officials said the death toll is likely to keep rising.

 

It is already Spain’s worst flood-related disaster in modern history and the deadliest to hit Europe since the 1970s.

 

A year of rain fell in just eight hours on Tuesday (October 29) night, destroying roads, railway tracks and bridges as rivers burst their banks.

 

The flooding also submerged thousands of hectares of farmland in the region, which produces nearly two-thirds of citrus fruit in Spain – the world’s top exporter of oranges.

 

While the waters have subsided in most parts of Valencia, emergency services have still not been able to reach a few areas due to blocked roads.

 

They included Albal, a neighbourhood close to Alfafar, one resident said.