Muddy torrents tumbled vehicles down streets at high speeds while debris and household items swirled in the water.

The deluge flooded homes, swept away cars and took out a bridge. Over 1,000 members of Spain’s military were activated to help, but damage is hampering rescue efforts.

Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s southern and eastern regions. The storm began on Tuesday and has so far killed at least 205 people,

Floods sparked by torrential rain in Spain's Valencia region have left at least 158 people dead and others missing amid mud-caked debris.