The number of deaths caused by the floods in Spain has risen to 226 people, according to the latest official data from the Government, which also includes 13 missing people.

The information available on the Moncloa website details that 218 people died in the Valencian Community, seven in Castilla-La Mancha and one in Andalusia.

Autopsies were performed on 225 victims and 218 were fully identified, all of them died from causes related to the catastrophe.

Moncloa also reports that 209 bodies have already been delivered to their relatives and that 13 people are still missing.

According to provisional data from the report of the Data Integration Center (CID), released by the Superior Court of Justice of Valencia, more than half of the bodies of the fatal victims of the floods of October 29 in Valencia were found in closed spaces. , mainly inside homes. and garages.

Of the 218 fatalities recorded to date, 65 occurred indoors and 32 in garages, while in open spaces the majority of bodies were found in streets (21) and in fields (24).

The population has been affected by flooding caused by a storm resulting from a phenomenon known as “cold drop” or DANA (isolated depression at high levels).

The storm system that affects Spain is caused by the collision of warm air with stagnant cold air and forming powerful rain clouds. Experts say drought and flood cycles are increasing with climate change.

More than half of those who died in the Valencia floods were in their homes or garages

According to provisional data from the Data Integration Center (CID) report released by the Superior Court of Justice of Valencia, of the 218 fatalities recorded so far, 65 were inside homes and 32 in garages.

Regarding open spaces, most of the bodies were found in the streets (21) and in the countryside (24).

The number of confirmed deaths due to floods in the Valencian Community rose to 218 this Saturday, after the body of a lifeless woman was found in the municipality of Sedaví, while the number of missing people was reduced to 13, according to Spanish authorities. .

The provisional data collected, which may suffer some variation due to subsequent analysis and cross-checks, also show that 10 people died in homes, seven on roads, six in cars, four after being admitted alive to the hospital, three in trees, three in ravines. and three in caves.

The majority of fatalities due to bad weather in Spain come from the autonomous community of the Valencian Community, in the east.

In the region of Castilla La Mancha, in a neighboring area of ​​the Valencian Community, seven more people died and there is still one fatality due to the storm in Andalusia, in the south of the country.

On Thursday, the Spanish meteorological agency downgraded the bad weather alert for the Valencia region from red to orange, after a morning of heavy rain.

New storms forced around three thousand people to leave their homes in Malaga, in the south, in addition to causing the closure of schools and the cancellation of trains.

The population has been affected by flooding caused by a storm resulting from a phenomenon known as “cold drop” or DANA (isolated depression at high levels).

The storm system that affects Spain is caused by the collision of warm air with stagnant cold air and forming powerful rain clouds. Experts say drought and flood cycles are increasing with climate change.