Spanish floods horror revealed as 'bodies litter streets' in totally abandoned villages

Hundreds of people have been killed after a storm sparked flash flooding across eastern Spain this week with many more being left with their lives turned upside down

Bodies of the dead reportedly litter the streets of abandoned Spanish villages after the country was left devastated by flash flooding, killing hundreds.

More than 200 people are confirmed to have been killed in the storms that ripped through eastern Spain this week. People have shared harrowing accounts of the impact upon the worst-affected towns in the regions around Valencia.

In one particularly devastating account, X/Twitter used @athelaxx shared video of the ruined streets of Cattaroja, Alfafar and Albaljust south of the major Spanish city. In the clip, the streets were covered in mud with cars and other debris being seen piled up on the pavements and narrow alleys.

A grim claim also noted how bodies were found in the street. The user said: "This is Catarroja/Albal, villages that are not on TV and are abandoned.

"The people are saving the people, once again, but there is no food, no water and people are starting to rob houses with weapons. In Alfafar there are bodies in the street."

Red warnings are in place across southern Spain where rain still lashes the region. A massive rescue effort has been mounted amid fears more flooding could strike at any moment.

People have been told not to travel by car to any of the worst affected areas due to roads being blocked with even emergency vehicles being unable to get through. Meanwhile, firefighters from other regions have travelled to Valencia in order to help with rescue missions.

So far, 205 people have been confirmed to have died with many others having their lives turned upside down. An Alfafar resident told Spanish outlet TVE. "This is a disaster. There are a lot of elderly people who don't have medicine. There are children who don't have food. We don't have milk, we don't have water. We have no access to anything."

Ex-Valencia star Jose Cestillejo, 28, was confirmed to have been among the dead. Valencia CF said in a statement: "Valencia CF mourn the passing of José Castillejo, casualty of the flash floodings. "José Castillejo came up through the [club's] youth system up to U18 level and played for others teams in the region."

Earlier today, Ruben del Campo, a spokesperson for Aaemet, the Spanish weather agency, told people to "take a lot of care" with heavy rain falling over the weekend. Aemet has a red warning in place for Huelva. It stated on X: “There is torrential rain in areas like Cartaya, with 117 litres per square metre falling in less than three hours, 70 (litres) in just an hour.”