The Sueca population was more fortunate, thanks to the Albufera pretty sure avoid the catastrophe. This was thanks to the river broke in two, veering in one side to Albufera and the other following the natural course towards the mouth of Cullera. Though saved, the city was cut off as if it were a river island.
The catastrophe caught off guard everyone and not knowing how to react (the Spanish government itself did not reach believe what was happening), the chaos originated that most mayors commanded in a personal the evacuation due to lack of information and communication. In addition, one of the few preventive actions, was the opening of the golas (sluice gates of the Lagoon) by the mayor of Valencia.
There were more than 30 deaths and the material damages were enormous.
The most cheerful face of the catastrophe, is that during the breaking of the dam, two women gave birth to a boy and a girl in Alcira Hospital (now closed).
This link contains a photographic reportage of "Pantana" (the name by which is called this flood in Valencia realized by the falla plaza Malva from Alcira (www.fallamalva.com)
picture of the flood, taken from the above link
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