Due to the storm emergency in Spain, the region around Valencia was particularly hard hit. At least 100 people were killed, an unknown number of people are still missing. Writes UNN with reference to AP, La Razon and El Pais.
The death toll from the Valencia floods is likely to rise. So far, authorities have confirmed 100 victims in different locations. The search is ongoing and an unknown number of people are still missing.
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“Unfortunately, there are people in some vehicles who have died,” said Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente, referring to hundreds of cars and trucks stuck on mud-covered roads.
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The Minister of Transport, Oscar Puente, also spoke about the serious damage caused by the hurricane and floods, all of which devastated the Valencian Community, as well as areas of Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia. The Minister recalled that Valencia's suburban network was “deeply affected”: 80 kilometers of the network have been completely destroyed.It is too early to say when the trains connecting the Spanish capital with intermediate points between the two cities will resume, the ministry explained.
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