Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll reaches 214
The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.
Spain mounts biggest peacetime recovery as deadliest flash floods in modern history kill 211
PM Pedro Sanchez said the government was sending 5,000 more army troops to help with the searches and clean-up in addition to 2,500 soldiers already deployed
Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll in flash floods reaches 214
The tragedy is already Europe's worst flood-related disaster since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal.
Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation
The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 211 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.
Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation; death toll hits 211
The tragedy is already Europe's worst flood-related disaster since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal.
Spain flooding death toll climbs to 211 as clean-up efforts continue
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Valencia, Spain, has reached 211 as the search for survivors -- and bodies -- continued in devastated cities and towns.
Death toll tops 200 in Spain's deadliest modern-day natural disaster
Spain’s government reports more than 200 dead and dozens still missing following the deadliest flash floods in that country’s modern history. Locals say they feel abandoned by their government. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more.
Spain flooding death toll climbs to 211 as clean-up efforts in mud-soaked streets continue
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Valencia, Spain, has reached 211, the country's prime minister announced Saturday as the search for survivors -- and bodies -- continued in devastated cities and towns left caked in mud and strewn with debris.
Spain: Relief efforts continue after devastating Spanish floods claim over 200 lives
Valencia, Spain - 03, 2024 Rescue and relief work is still ongoing in Spain after ferocious flash floods swept through the regions of Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andalusia last week, claiming over 200 lives and leaving many still unaccounted for.
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Spain mounts biggest disaster recovery operation as death toll reaches 211
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