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In general terms, what we know is that, in the context of climate change, these types of intense and exceptional, rare rainfall events are going to become more frequent and more intense and, therefore, destructive.
Dr Ernesto Rodríguez Camino, Senior State Meteorologist and member of Spanish Meteorological Association, said
The flash floods in Spain are another terrible reminder of the changing and more chaotic weather we are experiencing as a result of climate change.
Dr Jess Neumann, Associate Professor of Hydrology at the University of Reading, addedNo doubt about it, these explosive downpours were intensified by climate change
Dr Friederike Otto, Lead of World Weather Attribution at the Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, saidPeople shouldn't be dying from these kinds of forecasted weather events in countries where they have the resources to do better
Professor Liz Stephens, Professor in Climate Risks and Resilience at the University of Reading, saidAs well as increased rainfall extremes, we are seeing hotter summer which can bake the soil and reduce its ability to absorb water
Professor Mark Smith, Professor of Water Science & Health at the University of Leeds, saidCommunications have broken down, streets, and motorways have been washed away,
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What we are seeing is devastating,
von der Leyen told a news conferenceWe’re going to lend a hand and help those who can’t get into their homes or who are looking for relatives or friends or loved ones,
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We mustn’t let our guard down because the weather front is still wreaking havoc and we can’t say that this devastating episode is over,
he saidWe can finally see flashing blue lights so people do know where we are,
Mr Farafonov said
It was mayhem as we counted nine or 10 overturned lorries on a half-mile stretch of the motorway. We've never seen anything like it."
Mr Farafonov described the horrific scenes he saw, telling Sky News