A person reacts to heavy flooding on a street after the Spanish meteorological agency put the Valencia region in the highest red alert for extreme rainfalls, in Llombai, Valencia, Spain, on 29 October 2024.;
Credit: REUTERS/Eva Manez
MADRID (Reuters) - At least 13 people have died in flash floods affecting south-eastern Spain, state broadcaster TVE reported on Wednesday 30 October 2024, citing police.
Hours earlier, the leader of the Valencia region told reporters that an unspecified number of corpses had been found but did not provide a number "out of respect for the families".
Torrential rains caused by a cold front moving across the country's south and east had been flooding roads and towns on Tuesday, prompting authorities in the worst-hit areas to advise citizens to stay at home and avoid all non-essential travel.
