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Spain: Water submerges house right away

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Paiport, Valencia, Spain - Recent As of November 7, floods caused by continuous rains had killed at least 219 people in Spain, with 93 still reported missing. According to the Spanish government's incomplete statistics, the economic losses are estimated to exceed 10 billion euros. The reconstruction and recovery will demand huge efforts, and full recovery in the affected areas will take a considerable amount of time. Mari Carmen Guzman in Paiport, Valencia recalled how her home was submerged and said the situation remains dire. As rescue and relief efforts have poured in from all over the country, those affected by the deadly floods remain hopeful for the future. Volunteers involved in the rescue efforts mentioned that the sewage treatment system had collapsed, streets were covered with mud and broken furniture, and the rescue was hindered by shortage of both manpower and equipment. Shotlist: Paiport, Valencia, Spain - Recent: 1. Aerial shots of ruins after flood, damaged buildings; 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Mari Carmen Guzman, resident (ending with shots 3-4): "The storm caught me in the street. Right there, one block from here. You can't imagine the intensity of the rain that day. I had just enough time to make it home and close the door. But the water started to enter very quickly. And the water submerged the house right away. By chance I could go to the upper floor with my dog, and without electricity. Everything was in the dark. For two or three days we had neither lights nor water. It was very rough. Now the street lights have been restored."; 3. People walking on muddy road; 4. Ruins after flood; 5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Leo Parra Nieves, pensioner: "I am in a very dire situation. I am helpless, I am alone. And there's a lot of chaos around here in Paiporta. But, step by step, we will try to overcome this and go forward."; 6. Various of workers moving damaged car; 7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) resident (name not given)(starting with shot 6/ending with shot 8): "[We do not have] gas to cook. We do not have hot water either. Everyone hopes nothing terrible would happen to them. But there are a lot of damaged villages. This area was the beginning. The storm began here, but I know there are other towns in dire situation too. We are happy that nobody is dead in our family. The rest can be fixed. All the volunteers here, there are many as you can see, there are 40 or 50, they are working to pump water out of the parking lots. They come from all around Spain. They help us, asking for nothing in return."; 8. Various of volunteers cleaning houses, distributing materials; 9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) policeman (name not given): "There's much to be done. We lack hands, and also machines, heavy machines, because we have to get rid of all this water. But the sewage system has collapsed. It's impossible to pump out all this water. We take it out from the parking lots to the streets."; 10. Damaged car; 11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) volunteer (name not given)(ending with shots 12-13): "What we are mainly doing is clearing mud in houses. And also getting rid of damaged furniture. Now we are waiting for machines to remove all the mud and furniture in the streets to be able to go on emptying the houses."; 12. Various of volunteers, policemen clearing mud in houses, on road; Utiel Municipality, Valencia Autonomous Community, Spain - Nov 6, 2024 13. Various of ruins, people; 14. Damaged road. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]

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