Most everything else in the daycare — the cradles, the highchairs, the toys — was ruined when a crushing wall of water swept through Paiporta, turning the Valencia municipality of 30,000 into the likely epicenter of Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.

Vigilante groups, angry at authorities' response to Spain's worst flood disaster in decades, have taken to the streets of the Valencian suburb of Paiporta to prevent what they say are widespread robberies and looting after dark.

Paiporta, Spain - 03, 2024 Cleaning operations of the streets of the town filled with mud with shovels and other tools in the aftermath of the flash floods. More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that affected the area around Valencia,

STORY: :: Drone footage shows piles of debris in eastern Spain a week after deadly floods hit :: November 5, 2024 :: Paiporta, Spain Piles of debris and dozens of destroyed cars could be seen on the streets as emergency services vehicles were cleaning the ...