Let’s start with the catastrophic floods in Spain. Newspapers and news sites have collected numerous testimonies which give an idea of the scale of the tragedy. There Vanguard met families looking for their missing. This is the case of Eva, whose sister disappeared on Tuesday at 7 p.m., when she left her office. “ The woman, visibly upsettell the Vanguard, arrived in one of the offices of the civil guard of Patraix, responsible for the missing ». « We are desperateexplains Eva. After an exhausting morning wandering around the city (…) without letting go of the phone she is holding on to ».
For his part, The Country met locals looking for food. Like a father and his daughter, who approached a shopping area: “ They live in residential buildings where there has been no water or electricity since Tuesday evening. They consider themselves lucky after filling two large bags with rice, rolls, pasta and above all water and Coca-Cola ». « We especially need cash. With this, we will get by », assures the father.
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Calls for help
The Country also went to a retirement home invaded by the waves. “ Among the terrifying imagestells the Spanish newspaper, that of a group of helpless elderly people, many of them in wheelchairs, who are having dinner when a violent downpour enters their residence. The water rises at high speed, while cries for help and alarms are heard. Six residents died “. Friday October 31, some wheelchairs “ were still half buried in mud ».
Another testimony: that of this couple who does not want to leave their house “ for fear of having what little he has left stolen “. The atmosphere is dark, says the Times : « People walk almost silently through the ruins, carrying a few possessions in supermarket bags, trampling lakes of dense, oily mud that suck their feet, wrapped in plastic bags to protect them ».
Biased polls in the United States?
We are now going to UNITED STATESfor the last days of the electoral campaign. “ Why does the right think Trump is winning the race for the White House? », headlines the New York Timesaccording to which “ biased polls and anonymous betting reinforce Republican expectations. Donald Trump, could be used to contest the election results ».
Concerning the polls, specifies the American daily, “ some stood out from the hundreds of others who announced a tie in the presidential election ». « One after the other, most announced a victory for Trump.” « But they have one thing in common: they were commissioned by right-wing groups, with a direct interest in promoting Republicans. ». « Partisan pollscontinues le New York Times, appear to be aimed at reigniting Republican enthusiasm ahead of the election and – perhaps more importantly – cementing the idea that the only way Donald Trump could lose to Vice President Kamala Harris is if the election is faked. »
Russia and Iran
Finally, the Wall Street Journal publishes an investigation in which he asserts that “ foreign adversaries target specific groups in attempt to influence U.S. elections ». « Russia and Iran » ont, « according to officials and researchers », « sought to sell content to influence Spanish-speaking voters, but also other minority groups “. Thus, Russia, favorable to Trump, “ flooded social media with messages denigrating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris ».
