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Devastating flash floods in Eastern Spain leave at least 158 dead

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 1 Nov 2024, 9:10am
A picture taken yesterday shows a street devastated by floods in Letur, southwest of Valencia in eastern Spain. Photo / AFP
A picture taken yesterday shows a street devastated by floods in Letur, southwest of Valencia in eastern Spain. Photo / AFP

Devastating flash floods in Eastern Spain leave at least 158 dead

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 1 Nov 2024, 9:10am

Communities in Eastern Spain have been devastated by flooding that's killed at least 158 people.  

Rescuers are now searching for bodies.  

The Valencia region has been the hardest hit, with widespread destruction to roads and railways.  

Europe correspondent Vincent McAviney told Ryan Bridge there were some warnings about strong rainfall.  

But, he says, people are saying there should've been more of a response when the rain fell, to alert people to get off the roads and get to higher ground. 

McAviney says the region had been experiencing a severe drought for months, and water was unable to seep into the hard, dry earth. 

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