Spain floods: Horrific details emerge of how Valencia victims died | CNN
Firefighters conduct search-and-rescue efforts as cars and debris block a tunnel in Benetússer on Friday. Photo by: David Ramos/Getty Images
A couple more relevant ones from the article:
Imagine if they had good bicycle corridors instead. Most of the bikes would have been washed away, whatever is left is easier to move. Now you have a lane that was cleared fast and can be used by emergency service vehicles. The cars would take days to move and there might people trapped inside or between them.