Deadly floods in Spain: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls on residents to stay at home

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today called on residents of the Valencia region, which has been badly damaged by deadly floods, to “stay in their homes” as the danger remains. As King Felipe VI had done shortly before Madrid, Sanchez stressed that the episode of bad weather that caused the flooding “continues” and called on all those living in the affected areas to exercise the utmost vigilance. “The priority at this time is to find the victims” who are still under the rubble “and the missing,” Sanchez told reporters at the end of a visit to Valencia, capital of the region of the same name, which recorded the highest number of victims ( 92 out of 95). Sanchez did not specify the number of missing persons, but the Spanish press estimates that there are dozens. “The most important thing is for citizens to realize that (the episode of bad weather) is not over,” he said, calling on residents of the province of Valencia […]
Source: News Beast

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