Spain floods disaster: death toll rises to 205 as extra troops mobilised

The death toll from the floods in Spain this week has risen to 205, as residents in the Valencia region were warned to brace for more rain and an additional 500 soldiers were earmarked to help with the rescue operations. Authorities in Valencia raised the death toll there to 202 on Friday afternoon, bringing the overall toll to at least 205 in what was the deadliest episode of flooding in Spain’s modern history. The state weather agency Aemet said that four regions, including Valencia, remained under amber alert because of the risk of rains and storms, days after rivers of

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