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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joseph Wilson

Crashing waves in a hilltop village: Inside a night of terror from Spain’s floods

Two people look out over an area affected by floods in Chiva, Spain - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Irene Cuevas will never forget the sound of the waves crashing below her apartment’s balcony.

If only there had been a flash of lightning in the darkness to let her glimpse what sounded like a roaring sea.

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