Nov 1 (CNN/GNA) — Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s southern and eastern regions.
The storm began on Tuesday and has so far killed at least 158 people, including 155 in the worst-hit Valencia region, the Spanish Minister for Territorial Policy Angel Víctor Torres said Thursday, while dozens more remain missing.
The storm flooded towns and roads, caused rivers to burst their banks, and left thousands without power or running water.
“There are dozens of missing people. We cannot confirm that number. But it is clear that as more days pass and they do not appear, the more likely it is that we will have no hope of finding them alive,” Torres added.
Valencia saw its heaviest rainfall in 28 years with people caught off guard and trapped in basements and lower floors of buildings.
Emergency workers are still fighting to rescue those who are trapped, with operations underway to recover bodies and clear debris.
GNA/Credit: CNN
