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2024.10.31 22:07 GMT+8

Death toll from Spain's floods jumps to 140, EFE reports

Updated 2024.10.31 22:58 GMT+8
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Damaged vehicles seen after catastrophic flash floods caused by heavy rain in the Catarroja municipality of Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024. /CFP

Flash floods that ravaged eastern Spain this week have left 140 people dead, state-run news agency EFE said on Thursday, without elaborating further.

The authorities last updated the death toll on Wednesday, putting the number of fatalities at 95.

Spain's deadliest flash floods in modern history swept the eastern Spanish region of Valencia following torrential rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving roads and towns under water.

Source(s): Reuters
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