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"The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Spain has risen to 158,
regional authorities and emergency services have said, as the country began
three days of mourning and the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, urged people to
stay at home.
With forecasts of more bad weather prompting storm alerts farther north,
Sánchez urged residents on Thursday to “please, follow the calls of the
emergency services … Right now the most important thing is to save as many
lives as possible.”
Officials in the stricken eastern region of Valencia said 155 bodies had been
recovered there, with three deaths also reported from the Castilla-La Mancha
and Andalusia regions. The toll makes the disaster the deadliest episode of
flooding in Spain’s modern history.
Authorities have not disclosed how many people are still unaccounted for but
the defence minister, Margarita Robles, earlier said the death toll was
expected to rise further given some areas remain inaccessible to rescuers.
Flags flew at half-mast on government buildings and a minute of silence was
observed nationwide after the flash floods battered Valencia’s infrastructure,
sweeping away bridges, roads and railway tracks and submerging farmland."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
