Spain flood death toll hits 205 as Valencia opens temporary morgue

People clean up a mud-covered street next to piled up cars after heavy rains in Alfafar, in Valencia, Spain, November 1, 2024. REUTERS/Susana Vera

ALFAFAR, Spain (Reuters) -Spanish rescuers opened a temporary morgue in a convention centre and battled to reach areas still cut off on Friday as the death toll from catastrophic floods rose to 205 people in Europe's worst weather disaster in five decades.

In Valencia, the eastern region that bore the brunt of the devastation, at least 202 people have died, regional authorities said. Three have died in Castilla La Mancha and Andalusia.