Spanish gov't sends further 5,000 troops to floods-hit areas


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  • Sunday, 03 Nov 2024

MADRID, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday that an additional 5,000 soldiers and 5,000 police and Civil Guards would be deployed to southern and eastern Spain, where recent floods have caused severe damage.

The flooding, triggered by torrential rains from an Isolated Depression at High Levels (DANA) on Tuesday night and early Wednesday, has heavily impacted these regions.

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