Dozens of people remain missing following catastrophic floods in Spain. So far, 158 people have been confirmed dead, AFP reported, citing the authorities.
There are “dozens and dozens of missing people,” Territorial Policy Minister Ángel Victor Torres said this evening at a press conference in the capital, Madrid.
Two days after the catastrophic flooding in areas of eastern and southern Spain, he confirmed that at least 158 people had died, as rescue services had previously reported.
The vast majority of confirmed deaths – 155 – are in the eastern autonomous region of Valencia. Two people died in the neighboring region of Castile – La Mancha, and one – in Andalusia, to the south, BTA reported.
Thirty-nine people have been detained for “robberies and crimes” since the floods, Torres also announced. He made it clear that the security forces will deal with those profiting from the tragedy without compromise.
The minister promised that the central government would put “all military resources” at the disposal of the authorities in Valencia, specifically for the delivery of aid and the opening of blocked roads to make all affected areas accessible.
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