Some 93 people are listed as still missing after devastating floods ravaged southeastern Spain over a week ago, meaning the final death toll could surpass 300.
Valencia’s superior court of justice had on Tuesday listed 89 people as missing but said another four missing persons had been reported to law enforcement officers on Wednesday.
The worst floods to hit Spain in a generation have killed at least 219 people, mostly in the Valencia region.
That figure is expected to rise with many of the missing people presumed to have died, although the court said that authorities have not ruled out finding some of them alive.
Search and rescue operations on Wednesday targeted underground garages and waterways in the Valencia region.
The 15,000 police and soldiers deployed to the region have been helping clean up the devastation and repair roads and infrastructure.
Spain’s central government on Tuesday announced an aid package worth €10.6 billion to rebuild the devastated regions. ALSO READ: Destruction caused by Valencia floods to cost state and insurance sector over €10 billion.
On Wednesday, the European Investment Bank also pledged €900 million to finance reconstruction in the affected regions.
ALSO READ: Spanish royals, PM and regional president pelted with mud by flood survivors.
🫂 Cada vida es valiosa e insustituible.
— UniónGC-Unión de Guardias Civiles (@UnionGC) November 2, 2024
Nuestros compañeros #GuardiaCivil #GREIM #GEAS #SeguridadCiudadana #USECIC, #ServicioCinológico no están escatimando ningún esfuerzo y no pararán hasta dar con el paradero de todos los desaparecidos.
¡Que buen vasallo, si hubiera buen… pic.twitter.com/d829zyNsY0
Toma de muestras ADN y datos necesarios para localización familiares desaparecidos #DANA.
— Guardia Civil (@guardiacivil) November 7, 2024
RECUERDA
Importante acudir a denunciar para que esta parte del proceso nos facilite el trabajo. pic.twitter.com/BJxYpf2dXW
A vista de dron, compañeros @guardiacivil, en labores de búsqueda de desaparecidos en #BarrancoDePelos (#Chiva)#DANA pic.twitter.com/QR3JwLPpJC
— Guardia Civil (@guardiacivil) November 7, 2024
8.000 efectivos de las #FuerzasArmadas desplegados en #Valencia para ayudar en todo lo necesario a los ciudadanos y localidades afectadas por la #DANA. @UMEgob, @EjercitoTierra, @Armada_esp y @EjercitoAire, codo con codo, el tiempo que haga falta. Valencia somos todos. pic.twitter.com/oxW3ZnS2KB
— Ministerio Defensa (@Defensagob) November 6, 2024
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