At least 72 people killed in Spain floods | BBC News

At least 72 people have died in the south-east of Spain, where flash flooding has caused “enormous destruction”.

Rescue teams are working to find those feared missing, but damage to infrastructure has made some communities hard to access.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promised residents in affected areas that they would not be abandoned, and announced a three-day mourning period.

There has also been criticism of the civil protection agency - which is deployed during natural disasters - as it did not issue an alert until 20:15 local time on Tuesday, when the flooding had already caused a great deal of damage.


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[TheRastari]

When you got a living 90 year old witness says he's never seen anything like this take his word

[RobertBenedikts]

I have lived in Spain, in Costa Blanca, for several years. My heart goes out to the victims and their loves ones.

You're in my heart spain 🇪🇸 ♥️

[JoseVGavila]

Please, pray for us in Valencia. Thanks! 🙏
Last dead count is at 92 and sadly going up for sure

[vitalaliu]

From Nigeria 🇳🇬, may God comfort the living and accept the dead !! Amen 😢😢

[fizzedupslade]

Very shocking images. Sending love to all those affected. Condolences to those families who lost loved ones in this disaster. ♥🇬🇧

[jayclarke]

I'm two hours north of Valencia on the coast. We had heavy rain and wind over the weekend but no flooding and nothing like further down the coast. I hope people are staying safe and getting needed help. 🙏

[petrabridgemohan]

From trinidad &tobago
To our spanish glibal citizens.
Sending our prayers.
Madre dios.

[abritsview]

This is so sad. My heart goes out to Spain. 😢🙏🏽

[barbarab.]

My heartfelt condolences to Spain. Prayers from Austria.🙏

[melissaong]

Was there a week ago I am heart broken..praying for this wonderful city and the warm wonderful people

[zachariasbennett]

I feel so sorry for those poor people that have died and for the families who have lost loved ones and for the people who have been affected by these flash floods and my thoughts are with you all. From England

[marta]

Gracias por vuestro apoyo, espero que nuestras autoridades encuentren a las personas desaparecidas y que los fallecidos descansen en paz. Mis condolencias a todas aquellas familias de los afectados, mis parientes pudieron salvarse y me siento bendecida.

[lawrencefeldman]

Same as the damage in North Carolina in America this month. I've lived in Spain and never saw this rain and destruction . Climate change is real and cannot be denied.

[Prayforworldpeace]

My prayers go out to all the families of those affected victims. 🙏

[kevinwilliams]

so sad condolence to families that lost loved ones .

[georgiosdem]

Tragedia... Condolencias a los familiares de las víctimas.

[rorisang]

This makes me so sad. My heart breaks for Spain.

[andys]

My heart goes out to all those effected. I lived in Valencia for 7 years

[TheClimateScientist]

My heart goes out to the people of Spain. Sadly, climate scientists have predicted these types of events, but no one is listening. A warmer climate holds more moisture. People choose to believe in conspiracy theories but not climate scientists. I hope people will wake up soon to the reality of what is happening.

[agfriendzever]

These types of catastrophes are happening too often.
We had 2 here in US within 2 weeks… Poland, Romania, Austria !
I’m sending my sincere condolences from USA! 🇺🇸