Footage shows devastating damage to the potential MotoGP title-deciding circuit as the death toll from Typhoon Dana reaches 73

With Valencia vs Real Madrid this weekend likely to be cancelled, devastating Storm Dana could derail the blockbuster MotoGP season finale on November 17.

the storm has wreaked havoc all over spainbut largely focused Valencia Where the death of 73 people has been confirmed.

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The city was looking forward to one of its biggest sporting events of the year, the MotoGP title decider, but that event at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo now looks in serious doubt.

Photographs taken outside the track in Cheste show the road surface shattered into pieces.

It has also been confirmed that the area is cut off from the main access road to the city Valencia Due to the collapse of a bridge.

Mayor José Morel has said that communication with the municipality is difficult due to phone lines and internet being down, and he also said that they are trying to locate a missing person.

According to Cadena SER, around 100 people slept in the circuit’s logistics facilities overnight and were unable to leave due to a bridge collapsed at the exit of the car park.

However, they also say that the track and stands appear to have escaped any real damage.

With only two rounds left in the MotoGP season, the sport heads to Malaysia this weekend before its traditional finale in Valencia.

Only two riders remain in the title race, with Spaniard Jorge Martin seeking his first title, 17 points ahead of two-time world champion Peco Bagnaia.

There was more motorbike-related news in the city, with former MotoGP rider and 2014 Moto2 champion Tito Rabat having to spend the night in his car stalled on the motorway.

The Spaniard posted a video of queues of cars and captioned it: “Waking up on the A-3 after getting stuck due to rain. “Huge encouragement to everyone affected.”

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Valencia-born Spain international Raul Albiol also expressed concern for his family while playing in Mallorca Villarreal,

“They keep sending us videos, we keep getting information and you worry about how family and friends are,” he said.

“It must have been a very difficult night for him to be there and a very painful day.”

“My brother-in-law lives in Sedawi and they have been affected by the fact that everything is flooded. They have not been able to leave their houses, but in principle they are fine.

“That area has suffered the most damage. Then you will only have to see road disasters, accidents…it is a pile of disasters and it will take some time to get back to normal.