00:00At least 205 people have been killed after a year of rain fell in one day in eastern Spain.
00:05But with a dozen still missing, according to a government minister, that toll looks set to rise.
00:10Fresh red weather warnings for rain have prompted fears of further flooding.
00:15More than 1,000 soldiers were sent to the worst-hit areas to help with rescue efforts.
00:20Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced three days of mourning on October 29.
00:24The floods have destroyed Valencia's infrastructure,
00:27sweeping key travel infrastructure and submerged farmland
00:30in a region that produces about two-thirds of Spain's citrus crops like oranges,
00:35which the country exports globally.
00:37In the aftermath, police have arrested 39 people for looting and other related offenses
00:42after looters took to supermarkets and electrical stores in Valencia in a bid to scavenge goods.
00:48Fresh red weather warnings for rain have prompted fears of further flooding in Spain on Friday
00:54as rescue teams continue their desperate search for people still missing.
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