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PAIPORTA, Valencia — At least 158 people have died in Spain's worst flooding disaster in generations as rescuers battle odds to find survivors.On Thursday more than 1,200 workers, aided by drones, were deployed to the rescue mission as rains continued to threaten parts of the country."Right now the most important thing is to save as many lives as possible," Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told victims in a visit to affected communities.But in some of the towns worst- hit in Tuesday night's floods, people were left to the task of recovering bodies from the mud and wreckage.A least 155 deaths were recorded in Valencia, while another two have been recorded in Castilla-La Mancha to the province's west, and another, a British man, in Andalusia.In the town of Paiporta,...
November 01, 2024
Spain mourns as death toll passes 150 in catastrophic floods
October 31, 2024
Georgia's president refuses to appear before prosecutors in election fraud probe
KHERSON — Just before noon one day Serhiy Dobrovolsky, a hardware trader, returned to his home in Kherson in southern Ukraine. He stepped into his yard, lit a cigarette and chatted with his next-door neighbor. Suddenly, they heard the sound of a drone buzzing overhead.Angela, Serhiy's wife of 32 years, says she saw her husband run and take cover as the drone dropped a grenade. "He died before the ambulance arrived. I was told he was very unlucky because a piece of shrapnel pierced his heart," she says, breaking down.Serhiy is one of 30 civilians killed in a sudden surge in Russian drone attacks in Kherson since 1 July, the city’s military administration told the BBC. They have recorded more than 5,000 drone attacks over the same period, with more than 400 civilians...
October 31, 2024
Russian drones hunt civilians, evidence suggests
October 31, 2024
Flash floods in Spain leave at least 95 dead, disrupt rail and road services
October 31, 2024
'It was like a tsunami': Spaniards recount horror of deadly floods
October 30, 2024
At least 51 dead in flash floods in Spain
October 30, 2024
Biden alarmed at Georgia's disputed election and 'Russian laws'
October 30, 2024
Putin oversees large-scale nuclear response drills as tensions with NATO run high
October 30, 2024
Russia claims control of key town of Selydove in Ukraine’s Donetsk region
October 29, 2024
Thousands protest in Georgia to denounce election results
