Large-scale flooding in Spain: more than 200 victims
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In Spain, 205 people have been confirmed dead as a result of catastrophic flooding. The Valencian community suffered the most, with 202 people killed, and authorities continue to search for missing persons.
In Spain, as of Friday afternoon, more than 200 people have been confirmed dead from the catastrophic flood, El Pais reports , UNN writes.
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The Joint Coordination Center for Disaster Management has raised the death toll in the Valencian Community to 202. Together with three deaths in other regions, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia, the death toll has reached 205.
Meanwhile, the search for missing persons and the restoration of houses, streets and infrastructure continue. More military personnel are being deployed to the search.
The weather continues to rage. The authorities are asking people not to leave their homes unless they need to.
Earlier it was reported that the death toll from the devastating flash floods in eastern Spain reached 158 people on Thursday. The floods could be the worst natural disaster in Europe in five decades
