PAIPORTA, Spain ¨C The water was already knee-high on the ground floor of the hotel where Aitana Puchal had taken refuge when she received a text alert from the regional government of Valencia at 8 pm on Oct. 29 warning people to shelter in place from severe flash floods.
¡°We could have done with (the warning) about six hours earlier,¡± said the 23-year-old, who had fled with other local residents and guests to the first floor of the hotel near the town of Paiporta. ¡°We were all calming down a little from the panic and drying our feet.¡±
Others were not so fortunate.
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