A worker was killed near Valencia (Spain) in the collapse of the roof of a school, authorities announced this Sunday.
The school was affected by flooding last month.
A second person was injured.
One more victim linked to floods in Spain. A worker was killed near Valencia when the roof of a school collapsed, authorities announced this Sunday. The school was affected by floods which left more than 200 dead at the end of October. He was working on repairing the school when part of the roof collapsed.
The victim died “during work in progress in this establishment”located in Massanassa, a town of 9,000 inhabitants in the southern suburbs of Valencia, indicated the prefect of the region, Pilar Bernabé, in comments reported by AFP. She said a second person was injured in the accident. She is currently hospitalized.
Nearly a month after the disaster, the toll is heavy. The floods left 218 dead in Valencia, seven in the neighboring region of Castile-La Mancha, one in Andalusia, and considerable damage. The management of these floods by the authorities is criticized by many victims. Nearly 130,000 people marched in Valencia on November 9 to criticize the authorities.
