Spain mounts largest peacetime disaster recovery operation as storm death toll tops 200

The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people, and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Saturday.

Spain mounts largest peacetime disaster recovery operation as storm death toll tops 200
People use brooms to clear mud on a road strewn with debris and piles of upturned cars.

The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people, and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Saturday.