At least 89 people missing from floods in eastern Spain

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At least 89 people remain missing after deadly floods in eastern Spain, the regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Tuesday (Nov 5), and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was earmarking 10.6 billion euros to help victims.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Spanish military units are searching for bodies in rivers in the country's east.

00:08Local officials reported on Tuesday that at least 89 people are still missing after the

00:12region's deadly floods.

00:14The count includes only those reported missing by family, who provided information and DNA.

00:21More missing people may still be unreported.

00:25More than 200 people were confirmed to have died last week after heavy rains caused rivers

00:31to overflow, flooding suburbs south of Valencia and sweeping away cars and bridges, and flooding

00:37homes and parking areas.

00:40The court said coroners had done hundreds of autopsies, but many victims have yet to

00:45be identified.

00:46Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he is setting aside 10.6 billion euros to

00:52help victims.

00:53The aid includes money for small businesses and freelancers, billions of euros in loans

00:58and full clean-up costs, with the national government covering half of infrastructure

01:03repairs.

01:04More than 100,000 cars were damaged by the floods, and the damage to businesses could

01:09reach over 10 billion euros.

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