On October 29, a year’s worth of rain hit Valencia, Spain in 8 hours. The storm took 95 people’s lives and wiped out bridges and buildings—highways filled with water and farmland, where ⅔ of the citrus fruit grown in Spain, flooded. Experts in many towns, such as Truis and Chiva, reported almost 16 inches of rain. In some of the most affected regions, people were forced to climb on top of their cars to avoid the water, trees, and parts of buildings that traveled along with the dangerous flood. In some hazardous areas, trains to Madrid and Barcelona were canceled and school was suspended until further notice. Iberdrola, a power company, reported that around 150,000 people lost electricity during the storms. Numerous government workers and volunteers work to clean up the mud and water that remains on the streets. 

Because of the severe flooding, many citizens became unhappy with their leadership. There have been complaints about the 12 hours it takes their regional leader to issue alerts to people’s phones. Because of this delay, after the flooding, people threw mud at King Felipe and screamed “murder” when he visited Valencia. On another day, 130,000 people came together to protest government management.