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[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Image caption The people of Sant Llorenç were hit hardest in Majorca, when a torrent engulfed their town on Tuesday On Charity Street, in the heart of the tourist town, Sant Llorenç, the flood waters have receded. The roads are instead now full of growing piles of broken furniture, street signs and clothing, as hundreds of residents return to their once picture-postcard town to clean and restore their flood-damaged homes. Survivors told me of their terror as they tried to escape a torrent of flood waters on Tuesday night, clinging to trees and roof-tops to wait for help. Small towns roads were turned into ravines, as the river burst its banks, sweeping up cars, traffic signs, and anything that stood in its way. It was here in Sant Llorenç where more than half the 12 victims died, trapped i...