Images show damage from flood that killed more than 70 in Spain

Biggest meteorological phenomenon in almost 30 years

The death toll from this week’s rains is close to those of August 1996, when 86 people died. At the time, most of the victims were in a campsite in the province of Huesca, which was destroyed.

‘Spain cries’, says prime minister. In a statement, Pedro Sánchez stated that “all solidarity and affection goes out to the families of the people who died in this tragedy and to those who, at this moment, continue to look for their loved ones.”

Ursula von der Leyen said that “Europe stands ready to help”. “What we are seeing in Spain is devastating. My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the rescue teams,” wrote the president of the European Commission in X.