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89 people missing one week after catastrophic floods in eastern Valencia region

The number only corresponds to the eastern Valencia region, where 211 of the 217 confirmed deaths took place.

Two women walk in the mud after floods in Catarroja on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain (Alberto Saiz/AP)
Two women walk in the mud after floods in Catarroja on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain (Alberto Saiz/AP) (Alberto Saiz/AP)
By Associated Press Reporter

Eighty-nine people are confirmed to be missing one week after the catastrophic floods in the eastern Valencia region, Spanish authorities said.

It is the first figure of the missing to be made public.

The number only corresponds to the eastern Valencia region, where 211 of the 217 confirmed deaths took place.

Volunteers and residents clean the mud from the streets in an area affected by floods in Paiporta, Valencia (Emilio Morenatti/AP)
Volunteers and residents clean the mud from the streets in an area affected by floods in Paiporta, Valencia (Emilio Morenatti/AP) (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

The Superior Court of Valencia said the figure was based on those cases whereby families had provided information and biological samples of their unlocated loved ones.