Madrid, Spain | AFP – The death toll from devastating flooding in Spain has climbed to 95, rescuers and officials said on Wednesday, making it the country’s deadliest such disaster in decades.

The body coordinating emergency services in the eastern Valencia region released a new toll of 92 deaths in a statement. Two deaths in Castilla-La Mancha and another fatality in Andalusia had been announced by the provinces’ leaders.

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