UTIEL, Spain: Spanish rescue teams scoured flooded homes and stranded cars on Thursday (Oct 31) for those still missing after devastating floods in the Valencia region that killed at least 95 people, with forecasts of
Damaged cars are seen along a road affected by torrential rains that caused flooding on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain , on Oct 31, 2024. UTIEL, Spain : Spanish rescue teams scoured flooded homes and stranded cars on Thursday for those still missing afterLocal authorities have not disclosed how many people are still unaccounted for after Europe's deadliest floods in years, but Defence Minister Margarita Robles said the death toll was likely to rise.
"There's nothing left," said student Natalia Perez, 21, as she surveyed a badly damaged historic bridge in Torrent near the city of Valencia, Spain's third-largest."This bridge was gorgeous." People stand alongside cars piled up on a residential street in the aftermath of torrential rains that caused flooding in Alfafar, Valencia region, Spain, on Oct 31, 2024. Opposition politicians accused the central government of acting too slowly to warn residents and send in rescue teams, prompting the Interior Ministry to say regional authorities were responsible for civil protection measures.
"There are already very strong storms in the area, especially in the north of Castellon," AEMET posted on its X account, saying people should not travel to the area.
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