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00:00Scenes of destruction as far as the eye can see, with masses of mud covering the ground.
00:08That's the view from above of the municipality of Valencia,
00:12four days after the deadliest natural disaster in Spain's recent history.
00:16Entire areas have come to a standstill, completely destroyed by the flooding.
00:22Here in the west of Valencia, this entire stretch of road has been swallowed up by the water.
00:29Locals have come out in force, doing what they can to help.
00:34In this residential area, abandoned cars are piled up high.
00:39Neighbours watch on, powerless to do anything.
00:43A sense of powerlessness that is made worse by the state of the bridges at the entrance to affected towns.
00:49These are just two examples where connection to the outside world has been completely severed.
00:56Along with the desperate search for those still missing,
00:59rebuilding the transport links as quickly as possible is a priority for the Spanish government,
01:04in order to send in urgent aid and to re-establish essential services.
01:09The first step in a long road to recovery for Valencia.