89 people missing one week after catastrophic floods in eastern Valencia region
The number only corresponds to the eastern Valencia region, where 211 of the 217 confirmed deaths took place.
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Eighty-nine people are confirmed to be missing one week after the catastrophic floods in the eastern Valencia region, Spanish authorities said.
It is the first figure of the missing to be made public.
The number only corresponds to the eastern Valencia region, where 211 of the 217 confirmed deaths took place.
The Superior Court of Valencia said the figure was based on those cases whereby families had provided information and biological samples of their unlocated loved ones.
