These photo restorers are saving memories for people who lost
everything in Spain's deadly floods. Last month, it's
an initiative called Save The Pictures. Marissa Vasquez,
head of Heritage at Valencia University told Reuters they aim
to safeguard the photographic heritage of local communities. When
the victims of the floods call or email us,
they tell us they are very thankful because many of
them have lost everything. But these are photographs of
their grandparents, birthday parties. They are family memories
. 44 year old Anna Pedro Carbonell turned to the
photo restoration team for help. She saved a photograph
from her mother's house two weeks ago after floodwaters swept
through it. The picture shows a happy childhood moment
of her with her mother, sister and father before
he died. Aged 36 furniture appliances, everything else
can be replaced she says, but the emotional value
of the pictures is immeasurable. Now, the team
aims to register restore and return damaged photos but faces
the challenge that many are stuck together. The sheer
quantity is an issue too with one person needing a
wheelbarrow to bring in all their images. In late
October. More than 220 people were killed as floods
ripped through the suburbs of Valencia. Many people lost
many if not all of their possessions. But thanks
to the restorers, those who used their services are
able to hold on to memories of the past photographs
of happier times before the flood.