The storm system affecting Spain is caused by warm air colliding with stagnant cold air and forming powerful rain clouds. Experts say cycles of droughts and floods are increasing with climate change
The death toll caused by floods in Spain has risen to 226 people, according to the latest official government data, which also counts 13 missing.
The information available on the Moncloa website details that 218 people died in the Valencian Community, seven in Castilla-La Mancha and one in Andalusia.
Autopsies were carried out on 225 victims and 218 were fully identified, all of whom died from causes related to the catastrophe.
Moncloa also reports that 209 bodies have already been handed over to their families and that 13 people are still missing.
According to provisional data from the Data Integration Center (CID) report, released by the Superior Court of Justice of Valencia, more than half of the bodies of the fatal victims of the October 29 floods in Valencia were found in closed spaces, mainly inside houses and garages.
Of the 218 fatalities recorded to date, 65 were indoors and 32 in garages, while in open spaces, the majority of bodies were found in streets (21) and in fields (24).
The population has been affected by flooding caused by a storm resulting from a phenomenon known as “cold drop” or DANA (isolated depression at high levels).
The storm system affecting Spain is caused by warm air colliding with stagnant cold air and forming powerful rain clouds. Experts say cycles of drought and floods are increasing with climate change.
