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An unknown number of dead people have been found in areas of Spain affected by flooding after heavy rain on Tuesday.
That is according to Carlos Mazon, who is the head of the region of Valencia, on the night of Wednesday, according to the Reuters news agency.
“Dead bodies have been found. Out of respect for the families, we will not provide any further information,’ he says.
Spain’s meteorological institute, Aemet, states that in some areas of Valencia around 200 millimeters of rain has fallen.
On Tuesday, local authorities in eastern and southern Spain said seven people had been reported missing in connection with the floods.
Images from Spanish television show how the water masses drag cars through the streets of the city of Letur, which is located about 80 kilometers west of the port city of Alicante.
With the help of drones, emergency crews are searching for six people who have been reported missing in the city of Letur, a representative of the central government of the Castilla-La Mancha region said on Tuesday.
“The priority is to find these people,” she said.
The police in the city of L’Alcudia, located in the eastern part of the Valencia region, have also stated that they were looking for a truck driver who had been reported missing since Tuesday afternoon.
“I am following with concern the reports about the missing persons and the damage that the storm has caused in recent hours,” wrote the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, on Tuesday evening in a post on the social media X.
He urged the population to follow the recommendations issued by the authorities in connection with the floods.
“Be very careful and avoid unnecessary travel.”
Flight diverted
The floods have also caused disruptions in train and air traffic.
The airport operator Aena has stated that it has had to divert 12 flights that should have arrived at the airport in Valencia to other airports in the country.
A further ten flights that should have arrived at or departed from the airport have also been cancelled.
Togselskabet Adif has stated that it has suspended all train operations in the region ‘for the safety of the passengers until the situation is normalised’.
High-speed trains between the capital, Madrid, and Valencia are suspended until 10 a.m. Wednesday morning at the earliest.
A high-speed train with 276 passengers derailed on Tuesday in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain, the regional authorities said. No one was injured in the incident.
Schools in Valencia will be closed on Wednesday, just as several sporting events have been cancelled.
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Source: politiken.dk
