New severe weather warning in Spain – 23 people still missing

Two weeks after the so-called “storm of the century” that killed more than 220 people, Spain is still searching for about two dozen suspected victims.

In the hardest-hit region of Valencia in the east of the country, authorities recently announced they had reduced the number of missing people from 32 to 23 and are using boats, drones and echo sounders to search for possible victims. Where it washes up, especially in oceans and wetlands. The official death toll remains at 222.

New storm warnings are causing fear – and so is Mallorca

The disaster area is now threatened by new storms. For parts of Valencia, as well as the Balearic Islands and the resort island of Mallorca, as well as parts of Galicia, Catalonia and Andalucia, the weather service Aemet is operating from Tuesday to Thursday.

Heavy rainfall and flooding have already occurred in the Andalusian province of Almeria on Monday. Nuria Rodríguez, the mayor of the affected town of Barranegra, admitted that the situation is worrying. “We still have the image of Valencia in our minds.” However, meteorologist Monica Lopez told television channel RTVE that the new storm was not expected to be as severe as two weeks ago.

Although many muddy streets in the disaster area are still full of daily necessities and garbage, and many people have not yet been able to return to their destroyed homes, life there is slowly returning to normal. Forty-seven schools reopened on Monday and the vital Madrid-Valencia high-speed rail line will resume operations on Thursday.

Royal visit highly anticipated

Valencia eagerly awaits a new visit from King Felipe VI on Tuesday. expected. His wife, Queen Letizia, did not accompany him this time. On November 3, the royal couple were insulted and had mud thrown at them in Paiporta, which was particularly affected.

After King Felipe suffered an insult.Image: trapezoid

This time, Felipe hopes to have fewer meetings with those affected and instead oversee the deployment of the army as head of state. Nearly 20,000 soldiers and police officers and countless volunteers are involved in ongoing rescue and cleanup efforts in approximately 80 communities severely damaged by the storm.

On October 29, in just a few hours, some towns received their first rain in more than a year. Many blamed authorities for the tragedy due to apparent mismanagement of the floods. About 130,000 people protested in Valencia on Sunday over what they saw as slow progress in aid and warnings on mobile phones that came too late. (Sudanese Development Authority/Department of Political Affairs)

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