Rescue operations continue today in Spain, which is suffering its worst flood disaster in decades, with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing. At the same time, questions are being raised about how one of the world's most developed nations failed to adequately respond to an extreme storm.
Rescuers are grappling with the arduous process of searching trapped cars for any survivors from the floods that hit Spain yesterday, with images from a motorway in Valencia showing the aftermath of torrential rain.
Spain's transport minister said the bodies of the dead were likely still trapped in vehicles. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities today issued a new storm warning for part of the Valencia region, in eastern Spain.
Citizens without electricity in Spain
As of dawn today, thousands of people were still without power in the region, according to emergency services. Many roads also remained blocked, while countless damaged cars swept away by the waters lay on roads that were littered with mud and debris.
According to the authorities, one of the worst affected areas is Paiporta, in the southern suburbs of Valencia, where around forty people, including a mother and her three-month-old baby, died when they were swept away by the current.
