Rescue Operations Continue as Spain Mourns the Deaths of at Least 95 People

By: BBC

Spain is dealing with the devastating effects of floods that have affected southern communities in the past 24 hours.

The last update from Valencia authorities at 19:30 CET (18:30 GMT) said the death toll in the region was 92, and two more people were killed in the neighboring region of Castilla-La Mancha.

A 71-year-old Briton also died a few hours after being rescued from his home in Alhaurin de la Torre, in Malaga, according to a local Andalusian official.

Our reporter Nicky Schiller has just landed in Valencia and says the rain has subsided, but previously, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked residents in the area, as well as Andalusia and Catalonia, to be careful as weather warnings are still in place in many areas.

Regional policy minister Ángel Víctor Torres said it was still unclear how many people had lost their lives after heavy rain fell in southern Spain over eight hours on Tuesday.

And as King Felipe VI spoke of the “huge devastation” caused by the floods, Torres announced Spain would observe three days of mourning from tomorrow until Sunday. Meanwhile, search and rescue operations will continue.