(UPDATE) SEDAVI, Spain — Rescue workers rushed Thursday to locate survivors and victims of once-in-a-generation floods in Spain that killed at least 95 people and left towns submerged in a muddy surge with overturned cars scattered in the streets.
SEDAVI, Spain — Rescue workers rushed Thursday to locate survivors and victims of once-in-a-generation floods in Spain that killed at least 95 people and left towns submerged in a muddy surge with overturned cars scattered in the streets.About 1,000 troops joined police and firefighters in the grim search for bodies in the Valencia region as Spain started three days of mourning.
'Spain weeps'In Ribarroja del Turia on the outskirts of Valencia city, town councilor Esther Gomez said workers were stuck overnight in an industrial estate 'without a chance of rescuing them' as streams overflowed.'It had been a long time since this happened, and we're scared,' she told AFP.According to Spain's weather service Aemet, Chiva, west of Valencia, recorded 491 mm of rain in just eight hours on Tuesday — almost equaling a year's worth.
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