FOUR days after terrifying floods razed towns in eastern Spain, frustration at the state’s response is growing among some despairing residents.
“They’ve abandoned us,” said Charo de la Rosa as she joined dozens of people queueing outside the only surviving pharmacy in Alfafar, a devastated suburb of Spain’s third city Valencia.
“I know of dead and missing people… they are neighbours, people you love, you grew up with them… and their cruel death could have been avoided,” the hospitality employee told AFP.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed on Wednesday that his government would not “abandon” the victims as the enormity of the catastrophe became clear. At least 211 people have been killed and dozens are still missing, according to the latest toll.
In the wake of devastating floods, Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez admitted the government’s response has been inadequate, deploying an additional 10,000 soldiers and police.
In towns like Alfafar and Sedavi, residents face immense destruction, with mud-covered cars blocking streets and homes filled with debris. Locals, like 66-year-old Estrella Caceres, expressed frustration at the lack of official aid, emphasizing that volunteers have been their only support.
AFP
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