After deadly floods, Spaniards fight to save photos | International

VALENCIA, Spain, Oct 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain. But thanks to a university-led initiative, many of these memories have been rescued from ruin. Decked in white lab coats and masks to protect themselves from mould and other contaminants, a group of students at a laboratory at Valencia's Polytechnic University carefully clean and restore photos. A sign next to a pile of mud-stained photo albums that sits by the entrance warns: "Do not touch. Contaminated material." Nearby, a pile of empty photo albums still bears traces of the mud that swept through parts of the...