Valencia

[Scrumpy]

How very sad to see the reports that are being shown on the news..
 Two hundred people have lost their lives.. and probably more..
Cars pilled up on top of one another .. deep mud.. torrents of water flowing through the streets..

And we.. being British and all that, moan when it rains..
 My heart goes out to them..

[Mups]

I know this must be horrific for those people,  but ALL life is important to me,  and there is never any mention of what it has done to the animals, wildlife, and pets that have probably also drowned.

It's the same in summers when huge wildfires sweep through places.  I always think of the animals that can't escape.

[Scrumpy]

You are absolutely right.. it goes without saying the loss of pets and wildlife is beyond words..

[Diasi]

I know this must be horrific for those people,  but ALL life is important to me,  and there is never any mention of what it has done to the animals, wildlife, and pets that have probably also drowned.

It's the same in summers when huge wildfires sweep through places.  I always think of the animals that can't escape.

My thoughts exactly too.

People say you should never risk your life to save a pet but I did just that in the mid 1990s to save my Westie who got himself into difficulties during a walk along a clifftop path.

[muddy]

I know this must be horrific for those people,  but ALL life is important to me,  and there is never any mention of what it has done to the animals, wildlife, and pets that have probably also drowned.

It's the same in summers when huge wildfires sweep through places.  I always think of the animals that can't escape.

Mups I am in Spain at the present moment my area was not in the flood thank goodness but areas not far away were including a couple of dog sanctuaries were inundated .i am pleased to tell you that all the dogs were rescued and fostered out elsewhere and there have been appeals for towels and bedding for them ( as well as people ) all the charity shops have been bundling up clothing to send to the disaster areas as many people have lost everything .
The devastation in Valencia happened so fast that they couldn't even save people so I expect many pets are gone . The wildlife may have fared better they have an instinct of these things and would tend to head to higher ground if they are can but who knows . The force of nature can be cruel .


Here is one little dog that was saved
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/oct/31/woman-dog-rescued-valencia-home-spanish-floods-video

[Mups]

I am glad some people care about the animals, Muddy,  and that those rescue dogs were safe.

I have never forgotten when there was a picture on the internet,  that showed the wildfires in Oz I think it was.    Many homes in the area didn't have fenced gardens,  so their dogs were chained up outside.

When they humans left because of the fires approaching,  I saw photos of one poor dog who's owners had buggered off, and left him chained up.   Can you imagine how terrified that dog must have felt as the heat and flames got nearer?

Do you remember when lots of Koala's got terrible burns on their bodies, eyes and feet,  because everywhere they went was so scorching their feet were getting horribly burnt.   

Of course I realise it is not possible to save all the wild life,  but to leave family pets behind to cope on their own is unforgiveable to me.



November 02, 2024, 10:31:56 PM

My thoughts exactly too.

People say you should never risk your life to save a pet but I did just that in the mid 1990s to save my Westie who got himself into difficulties during a walk along a clifftop path.

Good man.   Glad you were both safe.

[ansu]

My mother has a flat in Spain and when it's raining there it seems as if heaven has opened all floodgates and one shouldn't leave the house. 

[Alex]

My mother has a flat in Spain and when it's raining there it seems as if heaven has opened all floodgates and one shouldn't leave the house.

I remember driving through one of those rainstorms a few years ago, one minute it was drizzling and the next I was driving through a river, it was a bit scary tbh.

Sad that so many people have lost their life, but good to hear  those dogs have been saved.

[dextrous63]

Yep.  Very sad.

[Scrumpy]

I keep thinking about that dog left chained up when the owners fled their home from approaching bush fires.. Australia..  Mups reply..
So, so sad.. Bastards.

[klondike]

My mother has a flat in Spain and when it's raining there it seems as if heaven has opened all floodgates and one shouldn't leave the house.

I spent time in the 70s working in the Valencia area. Yes the rain could be horrendous. We had a shortcut to get from the hotel to the Ford plant that went through an underpass under a motorway or maybe it was a dual carriageway. On several occasions that was flooded after an overnight downpour. When it rained it was huge drops and lots of them.