As the death toll from the flood disaster that caused significant damage in the Valencia region, especially in eastern Spain, on October 29 has risen to 211, it is reported that there are still many missing. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced after a meeting of the Crisis Desk established due to the flood disaster that 211 people have lost their lives, including 208 in Valencia and 3 in Castilla-La Mancha. 5,000 SOLDIERS IN THE REGIONEmphasizing that there are still many missing and that the priority will be given to search and rescue operations, Sanchez announced that despite the presence of 2,500 soldiers in the region, they have decided to send an additional 10,000 security personnel, including 5,000 soldiers and 5,000 gendarmes and police, to Valencia. "IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR AID TO REACH MANY POINTS"Stating that this is the first time in the history of Spanish democracy that such a large number of soldiers and other security personnel have been sent to a single region, Sanchez said, "So far, we have rescued more than 30,000 of our people whose homes, roads, and industrial sites have been submerged. We are experiencing such a large natural disaster that the numbers are insufficient, it takes a long time for aid to reach many points, and there are still many desperate people whose homes, garages, and municipalities are underwater." THEY THREW MUD ON THEIR FACESMeanwhile, as the death toll continues to rise daily, citizens continue to react to the inadequacy of aid. During a protest, citizens who threw mud on the faces of King Felipe VI of Spain and his wife Queen Letizia shouted "Murderers."
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