Climate change death traps

WHY CITIES FLOOD: SPAIN'S DEADLY DISASTER

- with SARA WALLIS

TERRIFIED as the water rose higher and higher, Rosalia Arenas and her mother and two-year-old daughter took refuge on the top floor of her house.

Outside, the river had burst its banks, cars were floating sideways and people were knee-deep in water.

This was October 29, 2024, when a powerful storm hit the area around Valencia in Spain. Torrential rain fell on the hills to the west of the city, causing devastating flash floods.