Heavy Rains Hit Spain, Still Reeling From Deadly Flooding NYT | Top Stories José Bautista and Amelia Nierenberg 5 November 2024 at 01:27 Emergency workers continued the search for victims of last week’s flash floods, while a national debate raged over who was to blame for the catastrophe. © Jose Jordan/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesCleanup efforts in Alfafar, Spain, on Monday. The municipality is in the Valencia region, which was hardest hit by last week’s flash floods.