Valencia flooding horror as 51 confirmed dead in freak Spain weather
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAccording to Spanish emergency services at least 51 people have died due to severe floods in the eastern region of Valencia, Spain.
Heavy rains have battered the region leading to flash flooding. Emergency services have been working overnight to rescue people from the floods.
The devastating flash floods have swept away cars, turned streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and highways. Rainstorms on Tuesday caused flooding in a wide swath of southern and eastern Spain.
AEMET, the country's state weather agency, issued a red alert for the eastern Valencia region with the second-highest level of alert put in place for parts of Andalusia in the south. READ MORE: People missing as flash floods sweep across Spain sending cars floating down street amid 'historic' weather event More than 1,000 soldiers from Spain’s emergency response units were deployed to the devastated areas.
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