BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain — Rescue crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and drenched buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone.
More horrors emerged Thursday from the debris and layers of mud left by the walls of water that produced Spain 's deadliest natural disaster in living memory. The damage from the storm late Tuesday and early Wednesday recalled the aftermath of a tsunami, with survivors left to pick up the pieces as they mourned their loved ones.
Farms damagedWhile the most suffering was inflicted on municipalities near the city of Valencia, the storms unleashed their fury over huge swaths of the south and eastern coast of the Iberian peninsula. Two fatalities were confirmed in the neighboring Castilla La Mancha region and one in southern Andalusia.Greenhouses and farms across southern Spain, known as Europe's garden for its exported produce, were also ruined by heavy rains and flooding.
Toll In Spain Flash Floods Climbs To 158
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