Riba-roja de Túria, Spain - November 04, 2024 Major cleanup operations are in full swing at the bridge connecting Ribarroja de Turia with La Eliana, where Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigades (#BRIF) from the Ministry are working diligently to clear waterways and riverbanks.

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Valencia, Spain, has reached 217 as the search for survivors -- and bodies -- continued in devastated cities and towns.

Thousands of rescuers pumped water from submerged buildings, churned through muddy streets and cleared debris on Monday as Spain braced for more deaths from its worst floods in decades.