Spain’s catastrophic floods have left behind staggering devastation and despair. But the numbers associated with the tragedy can also help grasp the scope of the natural disaster.

A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to help in the increasingly desperate search for the missing from Spain’s floods.

Spain has registered the rainiest October on record, culminating in the most deadly floods in decades in the country, the national weather agency AEMET said on Friday. More than 220 people died after torrential rains on Oct.

A flash flood has swept away cars in Spanish artist Salvador Dali’s former home area in a repeat of the agonising scenes witnessed 10 days ago in Valencia.A raging torrent of water carried off everything in its path including more than 30 vehicles as it swept through the centre of the Catalan town of Cadaques.

An unspecified number of corpses have been found in areas affected by flash floods that are devastating southeastern Spain, the leader of the Valencia region told reporters early on Wednesday.

Cars can be seen been swept away and piled against a bridge. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The latest flooding comes after a devastating week for several areas of Spain, with more than 200 people killed in one of the worst floods in Europe this century.