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Flooding kills 62 in Spain's Valencia region

Heavy rains have lashed southern and eastern Spain since the beginning of the week



Cars piled due to mudslide following floods are pictured in Picuana, near Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024.
Image Credit: AFP

Madrid: Disastrous floods triggered by torrential rain in Spain's eastern Valencia region have left at least 62 people dead, rescue services said Wednesday.

Heavy rain and fierce winds have lashed southern and eastern Spain since the beginning of the week, sparking deadly floods in Valencia and the southern Andalusia region.

The "provisional number of dead is at 62 people", the regional emergency services wrote on X.

Bodies were still being recovered and identified, they added.

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Parts of the Valencia region are without power with phone lines also down, and some places were cut off by flooded roads, regional chief Carlos Mazon told reporters.

Footage showed torrents of water gushing through streets Tuesday washing away cars, while rail and air transport was severely disrupted.

The Spanish parliament held a minute's silence on Wednesday in honour of the victims before an usually raucous session of questions to the government.

A car covered with mud is pictured on a flooded street in Alora, near Malaga.

Men stand next to cars piled due to mudslide following floods in Picuana, near Valencia.

The Turia river following floods in Valencia, eastern Spain. Floods triggered by torrential rains in Spain's eastern Valencia region has left 51 people dead..

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