Spain Flash Floods: Death Toll At 158 As Catastrophic Deluge Leaves Cities In Ruins — Visuals
In Spain, flash floods have killed at least 158 people this week after torrential rain turned towns and villages in the eastern and southern parts of the country into rivers. Many areas across the country received several months’ worth of rain fell in a single day. Valencia, one of the worst affected regions, witnessed a year's worth of rain in just eight hours on Tuesday.
Rescue teams are still searching for those missing in what could become Europe's worst storm-related disaster in over five decades. "There's a total of 158 people to which must be added dozens and dozens of missing," news agency Reuters reported quoting Angel Victor Torres, minister in charge of cooperation with Spain's region. The death toll is expected to rise as some people are still missing, with more rain forecasted...