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The case is updated. Spain’s weather service sends out a red warning for flood-stricken Valencia on Sunday evening. Residents of the Valencia region of Spain are being asked to stay at home on Sunday evening as the country’s weather service predicts heavy rainfall. Norwegian Ciska Kroes tells about dramatic hours in Valencia on Sunday. – We helped my boyfriend’s family in a small town outside Valencia, and while we are handing out the things they start shouting that everyone has to get in. Norwegian Ciska Kroes and her boyfriend Pablo Agudo Madrigal traveled out to the outskirts of the center of Valenca earlier today. She calls the situation in the flood-stricken city indescribable. Photo: Privat – We took all the things with us and ran to the car to evacuate, says Kroes. It has been unsettled for the last few days, but this morning they were told to stay inside, unless you absolutely have to go out. It has already started raining again, and Spanish police on Sunday used megaphones to warn residents of the big city of Valencia and the surrounding areas of the expected storm, according to an AFP journalist on the scene. Large parts of Valencia have become a mud bath as a result of the flood and extreme weather. Photo: Privat Mud thrown at the king and the prime minister In total, at least 211 people have died in the flash floods in south-east Spain. The extreme warning applies for Sunday evening until 11 p.m. Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia are visiting the flood-affected areas in the Valencia region on Sunday. The authorities have received severe criticism for their handling of the flood disaster. The Spanish royal couple felt it. On Sunday they are in Paiporta, one of the hardest hit cities in Spain. Photo: MANAURE QUINTERO / AFP Television images show chaotic conditions as the king together with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are met by crowds of people who come with angry calls. They shouted among themselves “Murderers, murderers!” In one of the recordings, objects and mud are thrown at the king. Many have reacted to the fact that danger warnings were not sent out before the flood was already a fact on Tuesday evening. Many are also angry at the politicians who they believe are not doing enough to help people after the disaster. The head of government in the Valencia region, Carlos Mazon, has rejected the criticism and says they followed “standard procedures for notification”. Despite the turmoil, King Felipe insisted on speaking to the people. At one point, he hugs a man who is crying on his shoulder, according to Reuters. Relief work is in full swing in Spain after the flood this week. On Saturday, 15,000 volunteers turned up in Valencia to take part in the clean-up work, and the authorities have also deployed extra soldiers to assist. The aid crew is still looking for dead flood victims. There is also a desperate search with dogs and drones for survivors. There are also still areas the rescue teams have not been able to reach. Several roads are impassable due to the destruction. The fire service lifts up a car wreck that was swept away by the flood in Paiporta. Photo: AFP Continued risk of flooding It was on Monday last week that the regions of Valencia, Murcia and Andalucia were exposed to heavy rainfall. The entire region was flooded within a short time. The danger of flooding is still not over. Spain’s meteorological institute, AEMET, issued a danger warning on Friday for both Andalucia in the south and Valencia and Catalonia on the east coast. According to scientists, torrential rain and floods will become both more common and more powerful in the future due to climate change. It is true that it has not been confirmed whether the torrential rain in Spain is caused by this. Published 03.11.2024, at 13.46 Updated 03.11.2024, at 19.47



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