Spain Searches Storm-Ravaged City as Death Toll Exceeds 200
- Extreme weather this week devastated parts of Valencia region
- Climate change is increasing frequency and intensity of storms
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Spanish rescue teams are searching for dozens of missing people in the flood-hit city of Paiporta as the death toll from this week’s storms surpassed 200.
Paiporta, just inland from Valencia on Spain’s east coast, is still largely inaccessible, leaving many of its 27,000 residents trapped without water or electricity. The national government increased the number of soldiers deployed to assist emergency services to 2,000, according to General Fernando Carrillo, who’s leading a special military unit in the region.