'Nothing Left': Flood-hit Spanish Town Struggles One Month On

An army of soldiers, street-sweepers and volunteers scramble to unblock water pipes and remove debris (Credit: AFP)

It was lunchtime and residents of Paiporta, one of the places hit hardest by the deadly floods that ravaged eastern Spain last month, were lining up to get a hot meal.

There are no longer piles of mud in the streets, but life has been at a standstill for many in this suburb of Valencia, Spain's third-largest city.