Spain declares three days of mourning after floods
Published: 04:10 PM,Oct 30,2024 | EDITED : 08:10 PM,Oct 30,2024
Residents are pictured next to cars piled in a street covered in mud, near Valencia. — AFP
MADRID: Spain is observing three days of mourning after rare flash floods that have killed at least 62 people in the eastern Valencia region, a government minister said. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez spoke with King Felipe VI on Wednesday and informed him of the official days of mourning, Angel Victor Torres said, minister for territorial policy and democratic memory.
Spanish rescuers scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods. Sanchez urged citizens not to lower their guard as the emergency continued and pledged not to 'abandon' victims of the disaster on a scale rarely seen in the European country. Heavy rain and fierce winds have lashed Spain since the beginning of the week, sparking floods in the eastern Valencia and southern Andalusia regions. The death toll is expected to rise as other regions have yet to report victims. Parts of the Valencia region are without power and telephone connections while some places were cut off by flooded roads. — AFP
Spanish rescuers scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods. Sanchez urged citizens not to lower their guard as the emergency continued and pledged not to 'abandon' victims of the disaster on a scale rarely seen in the European country. Heavy rain and fierce winds have lashed Spain since the beginning of the week, sparking floods in the eastern Valencia and southern Andalusia regions. The death toll is expected to rise as other regions have yet to report victims. Parts of the Valencia region are without power and telephone connections while some places were cut off by flooded roads. — AFP