ekscrunchy,
I'm far more optimistic today that the high speed train route from Madrid to Valencia will be back to normal in less than two weeks because of current reporting.
Yesterday's headline from the Valencia newspaper:

https://www.lasprovincias.es/comunit...113423-nt.html

Spain's Minister of Transportation reduces the high speed line's repair time and reminds us that the worst problem is on the local Cercanías lines, where plans to offer alternative transportation are being studied.
So not three weeks but under two, if plans go well.

In case the line is not functioning by the time you're set to depart from Madrid to Cuenca, Renfe and Iryo will probably have devised alternative transportation by bus.
Although the Minister said yesterday that currently some alternative highway routes aren't operable.
The A-3 Madrid to Valencia hasn't reopened yet. But..... things will change by the time you arrive, I hope.

The Avanza bus line is currently offering an alternative route, Madrid-Valencia through Albacete, a longer journey.
From Alsa's Spanish page: "Debido a los destrozos que la DANA ha ocasionado en las carreteras de la Comunidad Valenciana, desde Alsa informamos que los viajes hacia esa comunidad se han restablecido, aunque se están produciendo retrasos en horarios de salida y llegada y se están produciendo modificaciones en los itinerarios."

The current scene in the capital, life goes on as usual
https://www.lasprovincias.es/valenci...004331-nt.html

There have been massive groups of volunteers this morning at the Museo Príncipe Felipe in the city awaiting buses to take them to help with the enormous task of clean up.
https://www.lasprovincias.es/comunit...080808-nt.html.

What a terribly sad tragedy.
Good luck to those that are planning to visit soon.
EKscrunchy: best wishes for your partner’s treatment and swift recovery.
Glad to hear the city of Valencia itself was spared the worst.

We have deleted several posts that were more personal questions and answers about a specific trip and not about the original topic of this thread. The deleted posts were moved to a new thread which can be found here:

https://www.fodors.com/community/eur...-trip-1726463/

We live about 45 minutes away, further south. The storm just missed us and the roads into Val are still being cleared but the city centre is fine. Don’t cancel any trips, they need all the support they can get.