MADRID (ITALPRESS) – At least 72 people have died as a result of flooding in Valencia province, according to information shared by the country’s emergency services. Dozens are missing. El Pais reports. There are several flooded municipalities, disrupted roads, highways and bridges, and some rural towns and villages are still inaccessible for rescue. Dozens of people spent the night in Valencia on top of trucks or cars, on the roofs of stores or gas stations, or trapped in their vehicles on clogged roads until they were rescued. The rains caused blackouts affecting 155,000 people, road closures in several eastern and southeastern provinces. The Spanish government has declared three days of national mourning.
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Flood in Valencia, at least 72 dead. Spanish government declares three days of national mourning
