Thousands join effort to clean up catastrophic Spanish floods

2/11/2024 18:55

        An arts and science centre which normally plays host to opera performances was on Saturday transformed into the nerve centre for the clean-up operation after catastrophic floods in eastern Spain which have claimed at least 207 lives.
        
        Volunteers went to Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences for the first coordinated clean-up organised by regional authorities.
        
        On Friday, the mass spontaneous arrival of volunteers complicated access for professional emergency workers to some areas, prompting authorities to devise a plan on how and where to deploy them.
        
        Carlos Mazon, Valencian regional president posted on X on Friday: "Tomorrow, Saturday, at 7 in the morning, together with the Volunteer Platform, we will launch the volunteer center to better organize, (and) transport the help of those who are helping from the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia."