More than 50 people have been recorded to have died in flooding in parts of Spain as torrential rain turned streets into rivers and disrupted transport services.
According to reports, the rain storms on Tuesday covered southern and eastern parts of the country, including the Costa del Sol region with the cities of Valencia and Malaga both impacted.
Pictures showed emergency workers wading through mud-coloured waters to rescue people, while cars and van appeared stranded. More than 1,000 soldiers from Spain’s emergency response units have been deployed to the the worst-hit areas.
On Wednesday morning, the regional government of Valencia, confirmed that 51 people had died in the floods.
Carlos Mazon, the regional leader of Valencia, told a press conference some people remained isolated in inaccessible locations as searches continued for those unaccounted for.
Emergency services have urged people to avoid road travel and to follow further updates from official sources.
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