'Multiple' deaths in Spain flash flooding with 'many still missing' in horror weather event
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSpanish authorities say there are multiple victims after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways.
The country was under a severe weather alert for Storm Dana, which warned of flash flooding and landslides. Images shot by people with smartphones reproduced on Spain’s national broadcaster RTVE showed frighteningly swift waters carrying away cars and rising several feet into the lower level of homes.
The regional president of eastern Valencia, Carlos Mazon, said it was still too early to give an exact figure of the dead, with many people still missing.
Mr Mazon spoke after Spanish national broadcaster RTVE said 13 bodies were recovered in Valencia, citing the Civil Guard. The Civil Guard did not immediately answer calls from The Associated Press.
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