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DEVASTATION: A woman looks at the aftermath of dozens of wrecked cars in Valencia
APOCALYPSE
Up to 200 dead including babies, children and the elderly as Spain calls three days of mourning after historic storm IT will go down as one of the deadliest natural disasters in Spanish history. At least 158 people have been killed with hundreds missing after devastating DANA storms, which brought almost 500 mm of rainfall on Tuesday - the average for a normal year. Tragically, among the dead are the most vulnerable members of society, including babies, children and elderly nursing home patients. Three days of official mourning
By Laurence Dollimore
have been called as bodies continue to be recovered from the wreckage, as police sources expect the death toll to rise, with many people still missing - most around Valencia. Collapsed roads, hundreds of washed up cars and fallen trees are just some of the examples of the
devastation caused by Spain's 'worst natural disaster of the century'. Described as a 'zombie apocalypse', in the ‘ground zero’ of Paiporta, where torrential rain destroyed a bridge, at least 36 bodies were found, including a baby, two men and a woman. Five more were found in a nursing home for the elderly in L'Horta Sud. In Torrent the dead included two children and another baby.
In Utiel, at least six people are confirmed to have died in the area of Las Fuentes - all of them elderly and alone at the time of their deaths. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday visited Valencia to pay his respects to the dead and to assess the damage, which will run into the billions. The last big DANA storm that hit the Vega Baja in 2019 caused €2.3 billion of damage. “We are going to help you RESCUE: with all the Emergency resources of services the state and helicoptered a the Europewoman and her an Union if pets to safety necessary,” said Sanchez, See Animal rescue drama on page 3 during a live news flash on Wednesday. “Spain will give the build your streets. The whole of best of itself. Let’s Spain is with you.” pitch in. Let us sup- It comes as King Felipe VI issued a port, united in pain, statement saying he was ‘devastatthose who have lost ed’ by the events as he offered his their loved ones… ‘deepest condolences’ to the loved - Craig Dickson united, we will re- ones of the deceased.
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