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Spain floods death toll rises to nearly 160

The head of the Spanish regional government of Valencia, Carlos Mazon, has announced two hundred and seventy million dollars of aid for those affected by the flash floods.

More than one 150 people are dead in Spain's worst flooding disaster for decades. We hear from a local official in Valencia and speak to a resident.

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(Photo: Rescue personnel stand at a petrol station set up as a camp for police, firefighters and ambulances, in the village of Paiporta after heavy rains caused flooding, near Valencia, 31 October, 2024. Credit: Nacho Doce/Reuters)

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