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The isolated high-level depression (DANA or cold drip) that Spain has been suffering since Tuesday has already caused: at least 95 dead, unknown number missing and significant damage due to particularly severe torrential flooding in the Valencian Community (east) and Castile-La Mancha (centre), for which the government declared three days of mourning after the “cold fall of the century.”

The regional executive of Valencia has confirmed that the preliminary death toll from the floods caused by the meteorological episode in the province of Valencia is 92, so the stream of death confirmations continues, which began on Wednesday morning with the first official figure of 51 deaths, which rose to midday 62, up to 70 this afternoon, uh At the moment it is 92.

Of the total deaths in this province, 40 were produced in Paiport, municipality located approximately ten kilometers from the capital Valencia, of which 34 are in the urban area and six in a nursing home on the outskirts of the city.

In Valencia, on Tuesday this week 445.4 liters fell per square meter.the highest level recorded in 24 hours in this region since September 11, 1966, when Tavern de la Val accumulated 520 l/m2.

In addition, heavy rains that hit Castilla-La Mancha They have already caused two deaths, one in Mira (Cuenca) and another in Letur (Albacete), where the search for five missing people continues and about 300 emergency workers have been displaced, and in Malaga a 71-year-old man who was rescued from his home by the floods that hit part of the provinces, He died on Wednesday in the hospital where he was transferred.

A man who previously had pathologies such as hemiplegia, He had to be rescued and ended up in the water due to flooding. which aggravated the stressful situation and the “shock” of the moment.

Except, more than 70 roads, most of the secondary network, They are suffering from the effects of heavy rains, and more than 22,000 transport operators are affected by the closure of the main communication axes connecting the Valencian Community with Madrid, as well as the Mediterranean corridor.

Renfe decided to suspend train services along the entire Zaragoza-Teruel-Valencia line Due to the storm, Enair’s air navigation manager said there were 30 flight diversions as of Wednesday afternoon, 19 of them in Madrid. Valencia Airport is now operational after about thirty flights were diverted and more than 40 cancelled.

On the other hand, while the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, presided over the second meeting of the crisis committee to monitor the consequences of this episode, King Felipe VI held a video conference this Wednesday from the Gandó airbase in Gran Canaria. That Military Emergency Management Unit (UME)) learn first-hand about the situation in the affected areas.

King Felipe asked for caution in the face of the consequences of the flood. sent a message of condolences and sorrow in connection with the loss of life and expressed solidarity with the victims and for the damage caused.

Sánchez will visit Valencia this Thursday and next Tuesday, according to central executive sources. The Council of Ministers will approve the declaration of a seriously affected area for a civil defense emergency, formerly known as a disaster zone, for areas affected by flooding caused by cold weather.

In addition, the executive branch guaranteed “all necessary resources from the Spanish government and the European Union for the reconstruction” that needs to be undertaken.

(according to information from EFE)