At least 73 dead and dozens missing in the floods in Valencia

October 30, 2024 https://www.alertadigital.com/2024/10/30/al-menos-51-muertos-varios-de-ellos-ninos-tras-el-paso-de-la-dana-en-valencia/ ------- At least 73 dead and dozens missing in the floods in Valencia--- The Generalitat Valenciana has confirmed that the floods caused by the dana in the province of Valencia have already provisionally left a death toll of 73 people. Four lifeless bodies have been found in Paiporta; In Torrent, five, and in Chiva, Cheste, Alfafar and Alcudia one in each case. --- Meanwhile, at least seven people remain missing in Albacete, dozens of people trapped by water in different towns, floods, cuts to land and air traffic and endless damage, are the first balance of the passage of a violent storm over Spain, especially in the south and east of the Iberian peninsula, which until this morning has continued to hit relentlessly. ----- The authorities of the community of Valencia confirmed tonight the discovery of several fatalities in flooded areas, although they did not specify either the location or the provisional figure, because it has not yet been possible to communicate it to the relatives. ----- This confirmation is added to the number of at least seven missing, one in Valencia and six in Letur (Albacete), a town that experienced an intense flood that swept away two municipal workers in a vehicle that has not yet been found.