Watch: Hailstorms and floods sweep through parts of Spain

At slightest 51 radical are known to person died aft torrential rainfall caused devastating flash floods successful south-eastern Spain.

Footage uploaded to societal media shows floodwaters causing chaos, knocking down bridges and dragging cars done the streets.

In the municipality of Chiva adjacent Valencia much than a year's worthy of rainfall fell successful conscionable 8 hours and section officials accidental it is "impossible" to enactment a last fig connected the fig of radical who person perished.

More than 1,000 troops are being deployed to assistance with the rescue operation, arsenic scores of radical stay unaccounted for.

• Dozens killed arsenic Spanish portion deed by year's worthy of rainfall successful 8 hours