On Friday, the massive and spontaneous arrival of volunteers complicated access for professional emergency workers to some areas, prompting authorities to draw up a plan for how and where to deploy them.

Rafael Armero, 19, who was in Alfafar, a suburb of Valencia, said on Saturday: “I have been walking around the town for three days helping everyone who needs it. “We have a backpack full of food and water for whoever needs it.”

More than 90 percent of homes in Valencia had regained electricity by Friday, utility Iberdrola said, although thousands were still without power in cut-off areas that rescuers were struggling to reach.

On Friday, the massive and spontaneous arrival of volunteers complicated access for professional emergency workers to some areas, prompting authorities to draw up a plan for how and where to deploy them.

Rafael Armero, 19, who was in Alfafar, a suburb of Valencia, said on Saturday: “I have been walking around the town for three days helping everyone who needs it. “We have a backpack full of food and water for whoever needs it.”

More than 90 percent of homes in Valencia had regained electricity by Friday, utility Iberdrola said, although thousands were still without power in cut-off areas that rescuers were struggling to reach.

The storms began on Tuesday (Oct. 29) and continued into Wednesday. After the floods, cars were left piled up in the streets surrounded by a sea of ​​debris from damaged buildings and structures.

Here’s the latest on the situation in Spain and what you need to know about travel.

The worst of the storm is over in Mallorca despite much of the island being hit by torrential rain on Friday night, according to local media reports.

Javier Bonet, first deputy mayor of Palma, the Majorcan capital, urged locals and tourists on Friday to leave their homes only if it is “absolutely necessary.”

“We are not on red alert, but it is essential to alert the population to avoid greater risks,” he added.

But the Mallorca Daily Bulletin reports that “the storm is easing” and “emergency services believe the worst of the cold wave is over.”

Emergency services recommend extreme precautions, since rain is still possible on Saturday.

Follow the link below to watch live as volunteers and emergency services carry out rescue operations in the devastated eastern region of Valencia.

Alba Paredes Borja is from the Spanish city of Alfafar, one of the areas Those most affected by the deadly storm.where local authorities are asking for urgent help to receive food, water and medical supplies.

“I’m terrified. “Everything seems apocalyptic,” he said. The Independent. The floods – known as “cold drop” or DANA phenomenon – have claimed 158 lives, including at least three people in the municipality, leaving the city in ruins and cut off from all communication.