The disinformation inundating social media during Spain's catastrophic floods threatened the crucial work of emergency services and exploited fear, anger and grief, an AFP investigation has found.The European nation's worst floods in a generation have killed more than 210 people,

Some see the floods as an example of the effect of a changing climate that is making overwhelming downpours more common. Locals also say government warnings came too late.

An enraged crowd in hard-hit Paiporta hurled mud and other objects at officials during a visit to the epicenter of the flood damage on Sunday.

More than 215 people have died in Spain as a result of unprecedented floods that have ravaged the region, marking the deadliest weather disaster in the country's modern history.