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    Spain’s flood toll rises after cities are devastated | World News

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    Residents are in shock after catastrophic flash floods devastated the area. Valence region in Spain, killing more than 200 people.

    The cars were taken away, roads flooded and towns cut off After worst flood in a decade hit the eastern Mediterranean coastal region last week.

    Shocking images show streets covered in mud and deluge as residents and rescuers attempt to clean up their neighborhoods while coming to terms with the loss of life as the death toll continues to climb.

    Many survivors criticize the relief provided by governmentsaying the response was too slow and they were left to their own devices.


    Residents clean a street in Valencia, Spain, after flooding left mud and a deluge.
    On Tuesday alone, Valencia received a year’s worth of rain, causing flash floods (Photo: Bienne Alino/EPA)

    Cars destroyed and piled up in the Valencia region of Spain after flash floods.
    Cars and a campervan are strewn across train tracks after being swept away by flash floods in the neighboring municipality of Alfafar, Valencia (Photo: David Ramos/Getty)

    Rescuers search a submerged parking lot in the Valencia region of Spain after flooding.
    Yesterday, members of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) searched for a missing person in a parking lot in the municipality of Picanya, Valencia (Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty)

    Firefighters feared finding a mass grave after the publication of photos showing an underground parking lot of a flooded shopping center. Authorities have warned that the death toll could rise.

    A woman has survived after being trapped in a car underwater for three days next to her sister-in-law who died after other cars piled on top of hers.

    Rescue efforts now underway after torrent rain the situation eased and thousands of troops were deployed.

    But an angry resident of Sedavi, Estrella Caceres, 66, told AFP: “Thank you to the people who came to help us, all of them, because from the authorities, nothing.”


    Residents clear streets of mud and flood water in Spain's Valencia region after torrential rain and flash floods.
    Residents of towns in the Valencia region are desperately trying to get back to normal after the devastation (Photo: Albert Llop/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)

    Volunteers and residents clean up the mud four days after flash floods swept away everything in their path in Paiporta, a suburb of Valencia, Spain.
    Apocalyptic scenes in Paiporta, a suburb of Valencia, after flash floods swept through the city (Photo: AP)

    No soldiers were reportedly present as residents cleared mud from their homes and firefighters pumped water from garages and tunnels.

    Another survivor told Sky News: “Tell the world we have nothing. »

    It comes after authorities in the Valencia region restricted access to roads for two days to allow emergency services to carry out search, rescue and logistics operations, asking people to stay at home for avoid traffic jams.

    But for many, local initiatives have been a lifeline – especially as homes have been cut off from electricity and telephone networks have been severely damaged.

    Residents took food, water and cleaning supplies to help with the recovery.

    A convoy of around 1,000 people was seen leaving Valencia with equipment heading to neighboring towns.

    Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said restoring order and distributing aid to towns and villages was a priority.

    In response to criticism that efforts were too slow, he said: “I am aware that the response is not enough, there are problems and serious shortages… towns buried in mud, people desperate to searching for their loved ones…we need to get better.”

    He said electricity had been restored to 94% of homes and about half of the damaged telephone lines had been repaired.

    Mario Silvestre, an octogenarian living in the destroyed town of Chiva, also said that “there is nothing left.”

    He told the news agency: “Politicians promise a lot. Help will come when it comes.

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