Claim:

A photo originally shows a pile of cars on the road following floods that hit Valencia, Spain, in October 2024.

Evaluation:

Flash flood occurred in Spain in October 2024 concluded It caused widespread destruction and killed at least 95 people. a viral Photograph He claimed that after the flood in Valencia, a large pile of cars formed on the road.

Photograph It was reportedly taken on October 30, 2024, and showed a lone figure in the foreground overlooking a road completely blocked by cars in a pile-up.

(X user @GerryHassan)

The photo above is original. We found examples of this in the Spanish media and on Getty Images we found similar photos of the same road with the same pile of cars. Therefore, we consider this claim to be true.

Using Google reverse image In the search tool, we saw that the same photo was also published at: Agency EFESpanish international news agency and news agency. The photo had the following caption (according to Google Translate): “In an image provided to EFE, cars were piled up on a street in the municipality of Alfafar, next to the city of Valencia.” The caption did not identify the photographer.

We looked at surrounding buildings, street signs, the color and shape of the various cars in the pile-up, and found photos of the same street after the flood on Getty Images. The clutter remained the same as the people around the cars moved. The bottom left of the viral image from X shows what looks like the bright orange roof of a car behind a sign that reads “Darkness Metal Ear.”

For example, in this photo Getty Images Close-up of the same street corner where the sign and car are visible. The caption of the photo reads: “Cars piled up on the street along with other debris after the flood that occurred in the Sedavi region of Valencia, Spain, on October 30, 2024. Spanish authorities said on Wednesday that at least 62 people died in the incident. The Valencia region was hit by heavy rain. After the subsequent flood, it issued the highest alarm for the region due to heavy rains throughout the night.

(David Ramos/Getty Images)

Another slightly different angle of the street Getty Images It shows the same pile of cars, but the people around them are different from the photo in X. A yellow-blue street sign can be seen in the lower right corner of both images.

(David Ramos/Getty Images)

rainstorms caused Floods flooded southern and eastern Spain. Severe floods disrupted roads and transportation and destroyed houses. happened taken into account The worst natural disaster to hit the country in recent memory.