VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Thick layers of mud coated the streets as the floodwaters receded. Numerous shops and homes showed extensive damage, while flood-soaked cars lay scattered along roads, some even stacked atop one another.
Torrential rains over recent days have triggered Spain's worst flooding in decades, claiming over 200 lives. Alfafar, located on the outskirts of Valencia in eastern Spain, is among the areas hardest hit by the flooding.
