More than 200 people have died in floods that the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has described as the worst natural disaster in the country's recent history. Thousands of troops and police officers were drafted to help with clean-up and searches. Anger rose among residents who felt abandoned by the government and King Felipe and Queen Letizia were heckled when they visited one of the worst-affected areas.
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Spanish floods: before and after footage shows the scale of destruction in Valencia – video
More than 200 people have died in floods that the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has described as the worst natural disaster in the country's recent history. Thousands of troops and police officers were drafted to help with clean-up and searches. Anger rose among residents who felt abandoned by the government and King Felipe and Queen Letizia were heckled when they visited one of the worst-affected areas‘It can lead to chaos’: false claims and hoaxes surge as Spain’s floods recedeAt least 89 people remain missing after floods in eastern Spain‘There’s so much confrontation’: Valencians sick of political bickering after Spain’s floods Continue reading...