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Spanish region says 93 missing after devastating floods

A view shows a queue of vehicles in an area affected by heavy rains that caused flooding near Valencia, Spain. | Photo Credit: NACHO DOCE Some 93 people are listed as missing after devastating floods ravaged southeastern Spain over a week ago, killing more than 200, regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Wednesday.Valencia's superior court of justice had on Tuesday listed 89 people as missing but said another four missing persons had been reported to law enforcement officers on Wednesday.The worst floods to hit Spain in a generation have killed at least 219 people, mostly in the Valencia region.That figure is expected to rise with many of the missing people presumed to have died, although the court...
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Spain PM, king heckled on visit to flood-hit area

King Felipe VI of Spain (L) talks with a person as angry residents heckle him during his visit to Paiporta, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 3, 2024, in the aftermath of devastating deadly floods | Photo Credit: AFP A delegation led by Spain's king and prime minister was heckled on Sunday as it visited the Valencia region hit by deadly floods, with some screaming "assassins" and others throwing mud, according to AFP journalists at the scene.King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited the town of Paiporta, one of the most affected by the floods that have killed more than 200 people, alongside Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and other officials. The crowd's anger seemed mostly directed at Sanchez a...