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Spain royals join memorial mass for flood victims

10 December 2024
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2024-12-10 10:20

Spain's King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and several hundred people attended a mass in memory of the victims of the floods that devastated the country's east in late October, with the service taking place in Valencia cathedral.

Torrential rains on October 29 caused flash floods that killed at least 230 people, and wrecked homes and businesses, mainly in the Valencia region on the Mediterranean coast.

Four people are still missing.The government has scrambled to put together aid packages collectively worth 16.6 billion euros in grants and loans to help stricken citizens.

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