Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll reaches 214

Volunteers queue to get guidelines on how to get organised to best provide help to those affected by the floods and heavy rain, at Ciudad de las Arts y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain, November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Susana Vera

VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) -The deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.

In a televised statement, Sanchez said the government was sending 5,000 more army troops to help with the searches and clean-up in addition to 2,500 soldiers already deployed.