More than 50 dead after torrential rain brings flash flooding to eastern Spain

WorldEnvironment
30 Oct 2024 • 4:56 PM MYT
The Independent
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More than 50 people have died in flooding in parts of Spain as torrential rain turned streets into rivers and disrupted transport services.

The rain storms on Tuesday covered southern and eastern parts of the country, including the Costa del Sol region with the cities of Valencia and Malaga both impacted.

Pictures showed emergency workers wading through mud-coloured waters to rescue people, while cars and van appeared stranded.

On Wednesday morning, the regional government of Valencia, confired that 51 people had died in the floods.

It comes as searches were continuing for those missing in the floods.

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