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"The death toll from the floods in Spain this week has risen to 205, as
residents in the Valencia region were warned to brace for more rain and an
additional 1,000 soldiers were earmarked to help with the rescue operations.
Authorities in Valencia raised the death toll on Friday afternoon in what have
been the deadliest floods in Spain’s modern history.
The state weather agency Aemet said early on Friday that four regions,
including Valencia, remained on amber alert because of the risk of rain and
storms, days after rivers of mud-coloured water left a trail of devastation.
The flash floods swept away bridges, cars and streetlights. The number of
missing people remains unknown. Thousands more have no access to water or
reliable food, while parts of the heaviest-hit areas remain inaccessible. The
piles of vehicles and debris have trapped some residents in their homes while
others are without electricity or stable phone service.
“This is a disaster,” a resident of hard-hit Paiporta told the broadcaster
RTVE as he fought back tears. “People can’t imagine what this is like, you
see images on television but this is three times worse ... We can’t continue
like this, we need help.”
As rescuers scrambled to comb the devastated areas, politicians sought to blame
each other for the delay in the civil protection service alert warning people
to stay in their homes – it was sent only after the flooding had begun."
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
