
Mother weeps and begs for help in finding daughter missing for four days after Valencia floods - as 10,000 troops join desperate rescue efforts amid fears death toll could skyrocket with 'mass graves'
Daily MailA desperate mother has begged rescuers to find her daughter who has been missing for four days following severe flooding in Spain with the death toll continuing to rise. We're looking for her and if she is out there and suddenly doesn't remember us, Janine please contact us' Rescue teams search for missing people in a flooded residential car park in Picanya municipality, Valencia following the storm Cars are piled high on a mud-sodden street in Valencia after the region was hit by deadly floods A police officer checking inside piled up vehicles for victims in the aftermath of the flooding on Saturday A firefighter looking for possible victims in a white van stranded in the water in Alfafar Rescuers continue to search for survivors with fears underwater car parks will be 'mass graves' Volunteers and residents clean the mud four days after flash floods swept away everything in their path in Paiporta, outskirts of Valencia The official death toll stands at 211, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told a press conference on Saturday morning The official death toll stands at 211, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told a press conference on Saturday morning, as rescue workers continue to comb seemingly abandoned homes in the grim search for survivors or bodies. Footage posted online shows the moment the woman is pulled to freedom by rescuers who have been searching for survivors The woman, wearing a yellow dressing gown, is seen being lifted into an emergency rescue vehicle by two men after being found trapped She was placed safely in the car by the rescuers who continue to search for victims trapped in swamped houses, garages and cars in Valencia following the mega storm Civil protection officers search cars for survivors in Benetusser, where a woman was found alive in car wreckage yesterday Mangled cars which were swept on to each other by the powerful floodwaters are inspected by civil protection officers in Benetusser Regional Civil Protection president Martin Perez revealed the miracle survival on Friday night to applause from 400 volunteers Officers searching piled up cars in Alfafar for victims. Over 2,000 people are still missing following the severe flooding An emergency worker rolling a tyre during cleaning up operations A resident talking to a firefighter in an apartment building with a flooded garage People walking through a muddy street in Alfafar, Valencia following the mega storm The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has since ordered 5,000 more troops and 5,000 police officers and civil guards to join the rescue efforts Officials expect the death toll to keep rising, with the disaster already Europe's worst flood-related calamities since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal The footage posted online shows the moment the woman, who is seen wearing a yellow dressing gown over her clothes, is lifted into an emergency rescue vehicle by two men after being found trapped in her car. Thousands of people arrive at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias complex to volunteer in helping in the reconstruction and cleaning of towns affected by flash floods, in Valencia The storm and flooding has left carnage in its wake, with a huge clean-up operation now underway Vehicles pile up in the streets caused by late Tuesday and early Wednesday storm that left hundreds dead or missing in Alfafar, Valencia Cars piled up in a ditch at a construction site after being swept off the road by powerful floods Residents wade through a mud-covered street after flash floods in Paiporta, province of Valencia, eastern Spain Volunteers armed with brooms prepare to help with the mammoth clean-up operation Food donations were made available to hard-hit residents in Valencia Some motorists attempted to drive through the floodwaters in Majorca, while others abandoned their vehicles as torrents of water poured through the street Valencia's regional president Carlos Mazón said the government's emergency line was still receiving thousands of calls from people desperately searching for relatives and friends, days after the first warnings were put out.
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Valencia flood miracle as woman is found alive after being trapped with her dead sister-in-law for THREE days in their car - as rescue teams continue grim hunt for victims of deadly mega storm
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