Over 200 dead after Valencia's floods

[Juanlittlem 49,431]

Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb particularly badly hit by last week's deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by Spanish King Felipe and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with some throwing mud at them.

Chanting "Murderers, murderers!" they vented pent-up anger over what has been widely perceived by local residents as tardy alerts from the authorities about the dangers of Tuesday's storm and flooding in the Valencia region, and then a late response by the emergency services when disaster struck.

The death toll from the country's worst flash floods in modern history edged higher to 217 on Sunday - almost all in the Valencia region and over 60 of them in Paiporta alone.

Dozens of people were still unaccounted for, while some 3,000 households still had no electricity, officials said.

[brizoda 4,177]

and more than 1,900 people missing

[Mother of Puppies 36,615]

It's horrible... it's literally only a few km from where I've lived many many years...

[Economy 52,848]

33 minutes ago, brizoda said:

and more than 1,900 people missing

A lot of them may have been washed away. I saw footage of cars and ppl being swept like toys and it was terrifying

[Juanlittlem 49,431]

4 minutes ago, Economy said:

A lot of them may have been washed away. I saw footage of cars and ppl being swept like toys and it was terrifying

There's multiple parkings, basements and houses that are still flooded, so they havent been able to check if theres anyone in those. Many people tried to save their car and leave but were trapped...