The case in summary: Thousands of volunteers flock to help the victims of the worst flood disaster in Europe in several decades. Over 200 people have been confirmed dead, and dozens more are still missing. The governing authorities have deployed 500 extra soldiers in the rescue work, but there are still areas they have not been able to reach. The flu victims are desperately calling for more help from the state, both in the form of equipment and food. The governing authorities have been criticized for not sending out danger warnings before the disaster. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. They come with brooms, shovels and bags full of food and water. – They have nothing to eat, nothing to drink. We are here to help everyone who needs it, says Miguel Maceda to news. He has a big red sack on his back. Miguel is one of several hundred who cross the bridge on foot towards Valencia’s suburb, Paiporta. They come in tracksuits, combat boots and trainers. Some tape plastic bags around their feet before putting their shoes back on. They prepare themselves for the sea of mud that awaits on the other side. There are young and old, Spaniards and foreigners. What they have in common is that they are all on their way to help the victims of the flood disaster. – It is incredible. Thousands are coming from Valencia to help the victims of this unimaginable disaster, says Dutch Bart to the Reuters news agency. Volunteers set foot to get to Paiporta. Many ask for heavy equipment. Photo: Håvard Greger Hagen / news Light in a dark time All the volunteers who flock to help are seen by many as a glimmer of light in the disaster. – I have to do something. I can’t just sit at home, says student Maya Maksimova. On Friday, she got to her feet and carried broomsticks and other equipment over to Paiporta. Maya Maksimova is one of many volunteers who went over to Paiporta on Friday to help. Photo: Håvard Greger Hagen / news After seeing the picture in the news, Maksimova knew what to expect in the random area. But it wasn’t everyday food. – I have never seen anything like this in my entire life. With over 200 deaths, Flaumen is the deadliest in several decades in Europe. In some places as much water came in a few hours as it normally does in a whole year. 205 people have been confirmed dead. Several tens are still missing and the authorities fear the death toll will rise. Many of the dead are being sent to a conference center in Valencia that has been converted into a medieval morgue. The policeman Iván describes a desperate situation. – There are people who have told us that they live with a deceased family member. Or with a dead neighbor in front of the house, in the basement or in the garage, he says to broadcaster RTVE. Great need for help On Friday, the governing authorities deployed 500 extra soldiers in the rescue work. They search desperately with dogs and drones in the hope of finding survivors. It is still an area that the rescue team has not been able to reach. Several roads are impassable three days after the storm. The efforts of the volunteers are greatly appreciated by the flood victims in Paiporta, but they are desperately calling for more help from the state. – I think it is very good that they are coming, but I need much more help from the military. A lot, a lot of help, says Manuel López Alcaraz to news. In the blink of an eye, Manuel López Alcaraz only has picks and shovels to clear away all the mud in the streets. Photo: Håvard Greger Hagen / news In a colorful football shirt, he is working in the middle of the street with a friend. With picks and shovels they try to clear away the mud so that his mother can get out of the house. But hoes and shovels are not enough for the whole city. They need excavators and other equipment from the authorities to deal with the enormous damage. – The whole city is destroyed, he says despairingly. It is not just equipment and machines that are needed. The population also lacks food and water. – The only thing that has reached us is the car for the rescue team. They have brought some food with them. But we have to walk 15-20 kilometers to be able to buy bread, says 59-year-old Rafael Lopez to Reuters. Volunteers help remove mud. But it’s only people who help people, says a resident news has spoken to. He is calling for much more help from the governing authorities. Photo: JOSE JORDAN / AFP Strong criticism of the authorities Many in the flood area have criticized the authorities for not sending out a warning before the flood was already a fact on Tuesday evening. The head of government in the Valencia region, Carlos Mazon, rejects the criticism and says they followed “standard procedures for notification”. – Effective flume warnings can prevent such destructive flumes as we have seen in the Valencia region this week, says the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in a statement on Friday. Several days after Paiporta was hit by the plume, there is still a lot to clean up. Photo: Santi Carneri / news Torrential rain and downpours will come more often and become stronger due to climate change, according to the researchers. But they cannot establish that a single big fluke like him in Spain is the cause of climate change. The local authorities thanked the volunteers on Friday afternoon at X. At the same time, they asked people to stay away from the worst affected areas, so that they are not in the way of rescuers. Warmer, wetter and wilder Climate change has already changed where, how often and how strongly the world experiences floods, and can lead to more and more serious landslides, according to the UN climate panel. This is, among other things, because Europe and other parts of the world have experienced a lot of extreme rainfall in recent years the years. Man-made climate change is already increasing the chance of the rain becoming so extreme. Lars Tore Endresen / news What has happened so far? When the temperature rises, more water evaporates, and the atmosphere can hold more water. This means that the precipitation becomes more concentrated and intense, according to the climate panel. They say that spring floods come earlier than before, and that floods come more often and more powerfully than before in many places in the world. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration What do we know about landslides? Increased rainfall and melting of snow and glaciers can also increase the risk of landslides, especially in steep mountain areas. In addition to climate change, population growth and tourism are also factors that make landslides more likely in the future, because there will be more pressure on nature. Can we do something about it? The less greenhouse gases the world emits in the coming years, the less warming we will get. Then the risk of extreme weather linked to water will also decrease. In addition, there are measures such as warning systems and better planning of infrastructure, which can limit the worst damage. Countries around the world have pledged to try to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. With today’s policy, we are facing 2.8 degrees of warming, according to UNEP. If you are interested in foreign material, you can listen to Urix on Saturday: Published 01.11.2024, at 22.28
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