Half of flood victims in Spain's Valencia 70 and older as epicentre survives fresh alert

Madrid (AFP) Nov 14, 2024

Almost half of the people killed in Spain's Valencia region during recent floods were 70 years old or older and 26 were foreigners, authorities said on Thursday. The October 29 disaster marked the country's deadliest floods in decades. A total of 224 people were killed nationwide, with 216 of them in Valencia. The Valencia victims included 190 Spaniards, nine Romanians, four Moroccans, f