Rescue teams drain underground garages in search for missing people in Valencia

Sánchez said a total of 10,000 additional soldiers to join rescue efforts at the request of Valencia’s president, Carlos Mazón.

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00:004,000 additional soldiers from Madrid and other parts of Spain arrived to support rescue

00:07teams in their search for missing people as they drain water and mud from underground

00:12parking garages across Valencia.

00:14It seems that someone saw people coming in, but didn't see them coming out. So, at this

00:18moment, we don't know. And until we get down and we can check, we won't know for sure.

00:22The fact is that the water entered with so much violence that it dragged everything,

00:29214 bodies have so far been recovered, mostly in the eastern Valencia region, as tsunami-like

00:36floods swept across the region last week.

00:40A wave of volunteers took to the streets and joined the clean-up efforts. But with more

00:44heavy rain expected to hit the region, a warning was sent out requesting people to stay at

00:49home and off the roads.

00:54The government is under scrutiny for the delayed response, warning people about the

00:57severity of the floods. With no time to react, many were already on the road, working or

01:03in underground garages when the flash floods hit.