The Spanish government on Wednesday announced a three-day national mourning period in the wake of the tragic floods that have killed at least 70 people in south-eastern Spain, according to the latest provisional toll.
The three days of mourning will begin on Thursday October 31 and run until Saturday November 2, the Minister for Territorial Policy, Angel Víctor Torres, told the press, calling on citizens living in the storm-affected areas not to leave their homes or use the roads, many of which have been cut off and flooded.
The Minister also announced that the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, would be visiting the area on Thursday, stating that the government’s “absolute priority” is to assist the victims of the floods that have ravaged Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha, assuring those affected of the state’s “total support.”
Meanwhile, the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, called a meeting of his department’s crisis committee for this afternoon, to discuss ongoing actions.
The storm caused torrential flooding, leaving several people missing and enormous damage in the Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha, and could hit Barcelona province hard.
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