Qalibaf sends condolences to Spain over deadly floods
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf extended his condolences to Spain over a recent deadly flood in the European country, which has claimed the lives of more than 200 people.
In messages to President of the Senate of Spain, Pedro Manuel Rollán Ojeda, and President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, Francina Armengol, Qalibaf extended the sympathies and solidarity of Iranians with the families of the victims of the tragedy and wished a swift recovery for the injured.
At least 214 people are now confirmed dead from the floods and the toll may climb higher.
Authorities in the hard-hit province of Valencia said on Sunday that hopes of finding more survivors are fading.
This week’s flash floods, caused by torrential rains that scientists have linked to the climate emergency, have inundated cities, towns and villages, sweeping away bridges, cars, trees and streetlights. The number of missing people remains unknown. Thousands more have no access to water or reliable food, while parts of the heaviest-hit areas remain inaccessible.
The tragedy is already Europe’s worst flood-related disaster since 1967 when at least 500 people died in Portugal.