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UK foreign office issues Spain travel update after deadly floods
by Liv Clarke · Manchester Evening NewsBritish holidaymakers in Spain have been issued a warning by the Foreign Office after the area was hit by severe flooding which has killed at least 63 people. Flash floods swept the Valencia region following heavy rainfall.
Emergency services worked overnight to evacuate residents and 1,000 soldiers were deployed by the military. The death toll stands at 63 but could rise.
Rescue operations are ongoing and the president of Valencia, Carlos Mazón, urged people to stay at home. Posting on X, he said: "These are very difficult times for relatives and missing persons. In the next few hours we will confirm the number of victims, but right now it is still impossible to provide an exact figure. We are dismayed.
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"We reiterate the importance of NOT travelling by road, both in the province of Valencia and in Castellón. The telephone number for assistance to relatives of missing persons is activated. We have started to rescue, we have started to access places that until very recently were inaccessible, and we continue to work."
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The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has urged British travellers to follow guidance from local authorities and keep updated on any weather updates. The latest update said: “Severe weather and flooding is affecting many areas of Southern and Eastern Spain, particularly the Valencia region and Castilla La Mancha.
“Journeys may be affected. Check the latest weather warnings from Spain’s meteorological office before you travel and follow instructions from local authorities.”
The heavy rain in Valencia had eased by Wednesday morning, but Spain’s national weather service Aemet still has warnings in place for storms and rain for several areas of the country. A special advisory notice remains in place until Thursday.