After torrential rain and floods in Spain Almost 72 people feared dead

Almost 72 people are feared to have died after torrential rains hit southern and eastern Spain on Tuesday, bringing flash floods that raged through towns and cut off roads and railway lines.
As the search continued for the missing, people were urged to stay off the roads and away from swollen rivers amid warnings that the severe weather was not over and that the number of fatalities could still rise.
The Valencian government’s emergency coordination centre said its multiple victims protocol had been activated and that the latest number of known fatalities in the region was 70.
The central government delegation in the central Castilla-La Mancha region reported two deaths, including that of an 88-year-old woman in the city of Cuenca.
Valencia’s regional president said on Wednesday morning it was too early to provide a comprehensive death toll. “These are very difficult hours for relatives and for the disappeared,” Carlos Mazón said. “We will confirm the number of victims over the coming hours but right now it’s impossible to offer a precise figure. We’re in shock.”

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