Portions of eastern and southern Spain have been significantly impacted this week by persistent, extreme rain, triggering one of the nation’s worst natural disasters in recent history.

Thus far, the event has resulted in at least 158 deaths, according to Aon’s Impact Forecasting Cat Alert.

The catastrophic flash flooding has caused extensive property and infrastructure damage across the Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha communities in particular, with additional damage in Andalusia, Murcia and the Balearic Islands.

Additional storms over the Almería Province also produced large hailstones and material losses, in particular in the El Ejido and Dalías municipalities.

Emergency teams continue search and rescue operations for missing individuals, according to Aon. Total economic and insured losses may reach into the billions.

The event remains ongoing, with other parts of Spain placed under weather warnings.

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