Cuban narrowly escapes flooding in Valencia: "My children are still stuck at a gas station."

A Cuban resident in Spain narrowly escaped the recent floods that occurred in Valencia, where there have been more than 70 casualties so far.

José Delgado recounted on his Facebook wall that on Tuesday at 5:20 am, when his children were driving him from Valencia to Madrid to catch a flight to Cuba, light drizzles began to fall, and they never imagined it would escalate to such an extent.

"My children are still being held at a gas station, but they are safe and unharmed, as entry into Valencia is still not permitted," José clarified from his hometown of Gibara.

The man recalled that decades ago, the so-called DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels) caused serious flooding in Valencia, prompting the decision to change the course of the Turia River that ran through the city, but that was not enough to prevent the disaster.

"Valencia is the second city in my heart. God will lay His powerful hand and minimize the damage, as more than 70 lives have been reported lost so far. Thank you to everyone, and thank God because my family has not suffered any harm," he emphasized.

At least 70 people have died in Spain in the past few hours due to the intense DANA that primarily affected the Valencia Community and Castilla-La Mancha, although flooding also occurred in some areas of Andalusia.

The situation remains critical, with dozens of missing persons, particularly in the provinces of Valencia, Letur, and Cuenca.

Rescue operations continued throughout the night and this morning, with emergency teams working under challenging conditions due to the collapse of numerous roads and failures in telecommunications services.

The effects of the phenomenon have left a trail of destruction: cars swept away by the current, destroyed bridges, rescues under extreme conditions, and property damage estimated in the millions of euros.

Several hundred people are still trapped on the A-3 and A-5 motorways, with access to the affected areas extremely difficult.

The main roads in the province are closed, and many secondary routes have also been rendered impassable.

Social media has been flooded with images of people seeking refuge in high places to protect themselves from the flooding.