Why Flood in Spain? 205 killed, 1900 missing, electricity failure in more than 1,30,000 houses, PM sent 2000 soldiers
Spain is currently struggling with the problem of floods. More than 200 people have lost their lives in this natural disaster so far. Valencia is the most affected by floods. According to the CNA report, at least 205 people have lost their lives in this storm. Valencia city has the most deaths in this. In view of the danger, the officials have issued a warning. Officials have said that roads have been broken in some areas, due to which emergency services are not reaching.
205 killed in flood
The number of dead was stated to be 12 on Wednesday morning, but now it has increased to 205 – 202 in Valencia, 2 in Castila -La Mancha and 1 in Andalusia have died. Valensia’s Pheria Exhibition Center has had to convert into a temporary mortuary. Many people are still missing, so the number of dead is likely to increase further.
Painful stories in media
According to the Spanish newspaper, 1,900 people are still missing. Eyewitnesses in the affected areas said that many people went to the underground garage to save their cars and got stuck in the water. Many such painful stories are coming in the media, where the family made final calls from vehicles stuck in the growing water. More than 1,30,000 houses had lost electricity due to floods and till Friday, 23,000 houses were still not able to return electricity.
Why did the flood come
The eastern and southeastern regions of the country-such as Valensia, Castila-La Mancha and Andalusia have caused heavy havoc. According to Sinhua News Agency, the land could not absorb heavy rainwater in this area, causing a lot of rain on Tuesday night There was a sudden flood from. At the same time, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a different reason for this flood has been given.
Role of climate change
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the incidence of extremely impressive floods and drought caused by anthropological climate change has become more potential and more serious. And this is being proved by repeated events. WMO General Secretary Celeste Soulo said, “As a result of the rising temperature, the hydrian cycle has come fast.” It has also become more uncertain and unpredictable, and we are facing too much or much less water problems. There is more moisture in a hot environment which is favorable for heavy rainfall, “.
Why tremendous floods in Spain?
The floods in Spain which are known as Dana in separate depression or Spanish at high levels. Often it occurs in the autumn season because the heat of the warm surface left from summer comes from the sudden cold attack from the polar areas. With this, meteorologists call the “cut-off system”, in which the low pressure value persists for a few days and rotates in the concerned area. It has also affected southern France. Umar Baddaur, the head of climate monitoring at WMO, says, “Still the presence of warm air near the surface due to the volatility arising out of the hot Mediterranea Sea and the instability arising from the struggle with the cold air in the upper atmosphere Clouds make it. ”
He said, “Climate change is expected to make these systems more intense as sea water is heating up and moisture in the atmosphere is increasing.” For every 1 ° C temperature increase, saturated air contains an average of 7 percent more water vapor. Therefore, each additional fraction of temperature rise increases the amount of atmospheric moisture which in turn increases the risk of excessive rainfall incidence.
The bridge was swept away, the railway tunnel collapsed
Such videos have come out on social media in which waves of high floods up to three meters are piled up like toys, shedding cars. The bridges were washed away in many places, the railway tunnel collapsed, and the fields drowned in the water. People climbed on the roof of homes and cars to save their lives, but everyone could not survive safely.
100 roads damaged
The flood has almost isolated the Valencia region. High-speed rail links between Madrid and Valencia, in which two tunnels collapsed, have been closed for three weeks. Local railway line and 100 roads of about 80 km have been damaged. On Friday, the government allocated 25 million euros (about 27 million dollars) for emergency repair.
2,000 soldiers landed 400 vehicles and 15 helicopters for assistance
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the affected areas on Thursday and assured extensive relief assistance. The government has declared three days of mourning, and all sports competitions have been postponed in the Valencia region. About 2,000 soldiers have been engaged in relief and rescue operations with 400 vehicles and 15 helicopters.
People are stealing in floods
Hundreds of volunteers in Valencia are helping to clean the roads and homes. However, the police said that 60 people have been arrested on charges of looting. Relief material and financial assistance is coming from the entire Spain, and institutions like Red Cross have created special funds for flood relief. The international community has also offered assistance.
Three days after the terrible flood, Valencia is facing a threat of further rain, and a warning has been issued for Huelva, Castilon, Mallorca, and Catalonia.
Court turned into a morgue
On this devastation in Spain, the authorities have warned on Friday that roads have collapsed in many places, causing difficulty in providing assistance to the rescue teams. Valensia has suffered heavy damage in the city and the residents have faced a terrible situation with a sharp increase of water. Along with this, a court in the city has been converted into a temporary morgue. Water has reached the chest in the neighboring city of La Tore. At the same time, rescuers are searching for the missing people.
