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Spanish officials confirm 89 missing following floods

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Authorities in Spain’s Valencia region said 89 people are still missing following last week’s flash floods.

Regional judicial authorities in Valencia confirmed the number based on analysis by police and forensic investigators.

Their estimate was the first time a provisional figure had been put on an unknown number of people yet to be accounted for following the deluge.

Drone footage of Paiporta shows extent of flooding

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a series of measures including aid to small businesses, self-employed workers and households that have suffered deaths, incapacity and damage to homes and belongings.

An aid package worth €10.6 billion was announched by Spain to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that have killed 219 people.

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