Spain has been struck by devastating flash flooding, and social media videos have shown cars wrecked and pushed along by the water.
Several cars could be seen pushed along by the flooding in Girona, Spain, just days after more than 200 people died in Valencia after flash floods there.
Pia Serinyana, mayor of the Catalan town Cadaques revealed a total of 32 cars had been swept away in the currents as people woke up to the devastating scenes around them.
He said: « We had an alert from the Operations Coordination Centre of Catalonia but people parked their cars and the water swept them away. »
Many of the vehicles ended up in a wreckage next to a bridge in front of Cadaques’ casino. Some of them appear to belong to tourists, as foreign number plates can been seen in footage emerging on social media.
Despite the shocking pile-up of cars, no one has been reported injured or dead as of yet.
Catalan weather agency Meteocat said « intense and continuous » rainfall on Friday morning caused the dramatic scenes, with more than 100mm falling. The heaviest period was been 2am and 3am.
A local wrote on social media platform X: « The situation is very serious in Cadaques. Dozens of cars have been swept away by the swollen stream in the town, blocking up the bridge. It’s been many years since something like this happened in Cadaques. »
Another said: « If this raging torrent of water had come through town during the day I’m sure we would have been looking at mass casualties. The time of night this happened saved us from a certain tragedy. »
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