Follow our liveblog about bad weather in Spain here
The Secretary General of the United Nations conveyed this Wednesday his “total solidarity” with the Government and the Spanish people, after the floods that caused at least 95 deaths, expressing the availability of the UN to “provide all possible support.”
“My eldest deep condolences to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of the devastating rains and floods in Spain, and my total solidarity with the government and the Spanish people“wrote António Guterres, in a message published in social network.
My deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of the devastating rains and floods in Spain, and my total solidarity with the Government and the Spanish community.
We are willing to support as much as we can, if necessary.
-António Guterres (@antonioguterres) October 30, 2024
“We are ready to provide all possible support if necessary.“He also said.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, had previously stated, through social networks, that he had received messages of solidarity from Guterres and the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, as well as from other international leaders, with who spoke on the phone.
The president of the Spanish executive thanked them for their solidarity and empathy towards the Spanish people.
“Our country is now more supported than ever,” Sánchez highlighted.
Von der Leyen also reported the conversation with Sánchez on her profile. social network and assured that the floods in Spain “are not just a national tragedy.”
just talk to @sanchezcastejon.
The floods in Spain are not only a national tragedy.
He is also European.
As such, you will get a European response.
We are ready to support you with emergency supplies.
When the time comes, we can also help you rebuild.
— Úrsula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) October 30, 2024
“They are also a [tragédia] European. As such, it will have a European response. We are ready to support you with emergency items. When the time comes, we will also be able to help them rebuild,” said the European Commission official.
At least 95 people died in Spain due to the torrential rains and floods that hit the east and south of the country last night, according to the latest report from the authorities.
The previous estimate was 72 deaths in the regions of the Valencian Community and Castilla La Mancha.
HE The Valencian Community was the most affected by the storm and the regional government has confirmed 92 deaths so far, in a balance that remains provisional.
There are two more confirmed deaths in Castilla La Mancha and another in Andalusia.
The Spanish Government declared this Wednesday three days of national mourning for the consequences of the bad weather, stating that there is personal damage but also “very high” material damagewith roads and other infrastructure and buildings damaged or destroyed due to the violence of the waters that flooded entire towns.
The executive also asked people in areas affected by bad weather not to leave their homes and, above all, not to try to travel on the roads, stressing that the storm still persists and its effects remain dangerous.
There are several affected areas that remain inaccessible to rescue teams on the ground and have more than a thousand soldiers from an emergency unit for disaster situations, according to the Spanish government.
Thousands of people are left without electricity or telecommunications in the Valencian Communitysaid the executive.
Since Tuesday, several regions of Spain have been under the influence of an “isolated high-level depression”, a meteorological phenomenon known as DANA, which caused torrential rains and incidents in several parts of the country, especially on the Mediterranean coast.
The most affected region was the Valencian Community, in the east of the country, with unprecedented levels of rain, which caused the most serious alerts and warnings from Civil Protection and Meteorology on Tuesday night.
Rainfall in the Valencian Community last night was the highest in 24 hours since September 11, 1966, according to official data.
Source: Observadora
