He also published an image comparing two photographs taken by the US space satellite Landsat-8 to give an idea of ​​the scale of the disaster caused by Dana.

Preliminary quantity people died in tragic floods in Spain this amounts to 158of which 155 people died in the province of Valencia, 2 more in Castile-La Mancha and 1 more in Andalusia, but an unknown number of people remain missing and the emergency situation continues.

The latest figures provided by the Valencia Generalitat for Emergency Situations (the regional government of Valencia) have risen to 155 death toll and could riseas emergency response teams gain access to affected areas.

One of the hardest hit cities in the province was Paiportajust 10 kilometers from the capital Valencia, where the municipality estimates that the remains of about 45 people were discovered. In other municipalities such as Tower and Castellarcounted 13.

Meanwhile, in the area of Castile-La Mancha There are two fatalities, although there are an undetermined number of missing, in addition to extensive damage.

In Andalusia, the victim was a British man living in Malaga and died shortly after arriving at the hospital, but an unknown number of people were also affected by the flooding.

Destruction of Dana: streets turned into rivers, cars littered and walls destroyed

The devastating images that isolated high-level depression (dana) leaves behind show streets turned into rivers, cars piled up as if they were in a junkyard, or walls destroyed, and house furniture floating in mud ponds.

This Thursday is the first of three days of official mourning established by the government, whose President Pedro Sánchez visited today in the city of L’Eliana (Valencia) the Joint Operational Coordination Center, from which emergency work is coordinated, and guaranteed cooperation. his cabinet with the regional executive “by land, sea and air” and for as long as necessary.

Several people were arrested for robbery

Tragedy brings out the worst and the best in people and, in the first case, it is those who are arrested for robbery, robbery or robbery, taking advantage of the chaos that reigns in the various affected areas.

The Valencia provincial prosecutor’s office said it would request the provisional arrest of all detainees because this reality is “totally intolerable from a moral and criminal point of view”, taking into account the “helplessness of the victims, the contempt for them and attempts at impunity.”

However, it has also sparked a wave of solidarity, with moments of silence organized, materials and money collected to help people affected by the disaster, and other support initiatives. (EFE)