Floods in Spain: the provisional report shows 207 deaths, 1900 people have been reported missing

The results are still provisional and there are still many missing following the floods that took place in the Valencia region. The latest official count from the Ministry of the Interior shows 207 deadbut the ministers he-même Fernando Grande-Marlaska in confié “it is impossible to know the number of missing people. and it would not be prudent for me to give a figure”, El Periodico report.

According to emergency data, 1900 people were reported missing but it is very difficult to confirm this figure which corresponds to calls to 112 from people looking for their loved ones. “This is mainly due to communication problems”underlined the minister who specified that “People who finally find their loved ones don’t report it.” He recognizes, however, that we must still expect to discover other deaths.

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Three days after the storm which caused significant flooding in the Valencia region, emergency services are still on hand. search for victims and places are difficult to access. 500 soldiers have been deployed and 500 others will be deployed to participate in relief operations. In total, nearly 2,000 soldiers are mobilized.

Roads still need to be cleared, cleaned, and water and food brought to the victims who have lost everything. Residents are recommended not to travel to avoid disturbing emergency services, 80 km of roads are unusable in the sector. In addition, the Valencian government has indicated that there are still between 3,000 and 5,000 vehicles on the streets and roads that will have to be removed. The operations will be very long.