In the midst of serious flooding, a young woman and her one-year-old baby were rescued on Wednesday, November 30, when they were in poor condition in an isolated house in the town of Riola, in the province of Valencia. reports the website of Spanish radio station Onda Cero.
The air rescue team, sent to Valencia by the Provincial Council of Alicante, operated from 8:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. with a total of four reconnaissance flights, between the areas of Albufera, Paiporta, Torrent and Riola. The mother and her son were among the twenty rescued who were isolated or in danger.
These rescues are in addition to other actions carried out by the Alicante reinforcements in the areas affected by the storm and floods in the province of Valencia. These teams have been there since Wednesday morning to reinforce relief efforts.
At least 158 dead
The death toll from this week’s apocalyptic floods in southeastern Spain reached 158 deaths this Thursday, while searches continued for missing people, whose number is still unknown.
The previous report, dated Wednesday afternoon, indicated 95 deaths, but authorities made no secret that the worst was expected, and Defense Minister Margarita Robles stated Thursday morning that there were still “many people missing.” .
Of this total, 155 deaths occurred in the Valencia region alone, by far the most affected by the mud torrents that devastated this tourist region on Tuesday afternoon and during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. To which must be added two deaths in the neighboring province of Castilla-La Mancha and one in Andalusia.
Source: BFM TV