This is the first time that authorities have given a number of missing people. The Superior Court of Justice of the Valencia region announced Tuesday evening, November 5, on the social network
This number was, however, established from reports from families who provided elements and biological samples allowing the identification of their loved ones, specified the superior court of justice of the Valencia region.
The Spanish government, for its part, remains cautious and does not provide a precise number of people missing. The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, simply mentioned a «important name» of missing, judging that in the absence of reliable information, it was “better not to specify”.
So far, 219 people have been reported dead. The courts have already authorized the surrender of “nearly 50 bodies” of the deceased to their families, the Valencia Superior Court of Justice had previously specified. Authorities continue to inspect underground parking lots, many of which have been completely flooded.
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No victims were ultimately found in the Bonaire shopping center in Aldaia, which caused great concern. “False information was spread, claiming that there were many bodies: this was not true”assured the director of the national police, Francisco Pardo.
In recent days, the military emergency unit (UME), which responds to natural disasters, has installed numerous pumps to begin evacuating the water. In total, nearly 15,000 soldiers and police officers are deployed on the ground, according to the executive, which specifies that this number has doubled in three days. A deployment still considered insufficient by part of the population.
