The system of emergencies of the Valencian Community confirmed 95 deaths only in that community caused by the DANA and an unknown number of missing people. One of the most affected towns in the area was Paiportawhere its mayor said that 40 residents had lost their lives, six of them elderly people from a residence.
The Valencian regional Executive confirmed that the provisional figure of fatalities for the floods caused by the meteorological episode in the province of Valencia amounts to 92 people, so the trickle of death confirmations continues, which began this morning with a first official figure of 51 deceasedwhich at noon rose to 62, early this afternoon to 70, and currently stands at 92.
Of the total deceased in that province, 40 occurred in Paiportaa municipality located about ten kilometers from the Valencian capital, of which 34 are in the urban area and six in a nursing home on the outskirts of the town.
Furthermore, the torrential rains that whip Castile-La Mancha have already caused two deaths, one in Mira (Cuenca) and another in Letur (Albacete), where the search for five missing people continues and around 300 security personnel have been displaced. emergencieswhile in Malaga, a 71-year-old man, who was rescued from his home by the floods that hit part of the province yesterday, died this Wednesday in the hospital to which he was transferred.
On the other hand, while the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezchaired the second meeting of the crisis committee to monitor the effects of the episode, Philip VI held a video conference this Wednesday from the Gando Air Base, in Gran Canaria, with the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to learn first-hand about the situation in the affected areas.
King Felipe asked for caution in the face of the consequences of the floods and sent a message of condolences and sadness for the loss of human life and expressed solidarity with the victims and the damage caused.
Due to the damage caused by the storm in the Valencian Community, where 445.4 liters per square meter have fallen, the largest recorded in 24 hours in this region since September 11, 1966, are Railway communications suspended around the city of Valencia and most of the roads that depend on the State have been cut.
