Flood death toll in Spain rises to 158

The number of flood victims in Spain has risen to 158, the newspaper 20minutos reported. "The work of rescue services in the areas most affected by Storm Dana is inevitably accompanied by a worsening tragedy: 158 people have already died as a result of the strong storm in the autonomous communities of Valencia, Castilla-La-La. Mancha and Andalusia. The vast majority of them, 155 people, died in the province of Valencia,” the publication says. The Consulate General in Barcelona does not have information about whether there are Russians among the dead. According to the publication, the authorities decided to send another 500 to Valencia. employees of the Military Unit for Emergency Situations (UME) in addition to the 1,200 already helping in the fight against the disaster. As reported by the local agency Europa Press, electricity is gradually being restored in the province of Valencia. If on October 30, 155 thousand houses were left without electricity, now only 40 thousand. Heavy rains and thunderstorms hit the autonomous communities of Valencia, Castile-La Mancha and Andalusia in the middle of this week. The most difficult situation is developing in Valencia; the province has declared a red, maximum danger level. The Spanish government has declared three days of mourning.