Troops search for more flood victims in Valencia as rain disrupts rail service

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Last week's massive floods in the southern European country killed over 200 people, with many still missing. Search efforts continue amid anger at authorities.

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00:00Authorities in Aldaya, in Spain's Valencia region, say rescue and search operations are

00:06continuing on Monday following the aftermath of last week's catastrophic flood.

00:12Emergency services say they searched the Bonaire shopping centre and pumped water out of its

00:17underground car park.

00:19According to firefighters, the car park had been filled with 260,000 cubic metres of water

00:25from the flooding.

00:27Early on Sunday, military personnel joined residents to clear some streets of mud and

00:32wreckage amidst the response.

00:36Meanwhile, emergency services in the Spanish capital, Madrid, ramped up efforts over the

00:42weekend to help residents affected by the deadly flash flood in Valencia.

00:57Valencia was among the areas worst affected by the devastating floods that hit several

01:09regions in Spain.

01:11Authorities have recovered 217 bodies so far, with 213 of them in the eastern Valencia region.

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