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The neighborhood is destroyed, all the cars are on top of each other, it's literally smashed up,
Christian Viena, a bar owner in the Valencian village of Barrio de la Torre, said by phone
If [emergency services] have not arrived, it’s not due to a lack of means or predisposition, but a problem of access,
Mazon said,
All of Spain weeps with all of you. Our absolute priority is to help you… We won’t abandon you,
he said in a televised addressWhat we are seeing is devastating,
von der Leyen told a news conferenceWe were trapped like rats. Cars and trash containers were flowing down the streets. The water was rising to three meters,
he saidThe priority is to find these people,
she said
Yesterday was the worst day of my life,
Ricardo Gabaldon, the mayor of Utiel, a town in Valencia, told national broadcaster RTVE
For those who are looking for their loved ones, all of Spain feels your pain,
Sanchez said in a televised addressProvisionally, the number of fatalities is 51 people,
local authorities said Wednesday
Be very careful and avoid unnecessary trips,
he said urging people to heed the authorities' advice
Dead bodies have been found, but out of respect for the families, we are not going to provide any further data.”
Speaking after the region was hit by a month's worth of rain in just four hours, Carlos Mazon said
We are facing an unprecedented situation, which nobody remembers,
Mazon said
We can confirm that some bodies have already been found,
Carlos Mazon told reporters, without saying how many
I am closely following with concern the reports on missing persons and the damage caused by the storm in recent hours,
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on X, urging people to follow the advice of the authoritiesOh my ... That is our tiny little river now.”
As the two vehicles were carried away bobbing up and down in the water, he said ... before adding sarcastically
I was in desperate need of sunshine
Office worker Sally Jones, 26, said
Some people were in a vehicle and others were at home,
he said, ... adding he did not