Rubbish build up after Spanish floods leads to health issues as search for missing people continues

Tsunami-like floods swept over the east of Spain, and the search for the remaining missing people grows increasingly desperate.

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00:00Parts of Spain recently flooded by deadly devastating flash floods are now facing the

00:07build-up of rubbish and accompanying rats and health issues.

00:12Local authorities are calling for the organization of military trucks to take rubbish from the

00:17areas affected to recycling and waste management plants.

00:21Though plants might not be that far away, congestion and ruined roads means it takes

00:26a long time for lorries to arrive there.

00:29The build-up of rubbish has created a public health problem which was then exasperated

00:34by the proliferation of rats following the flood.

00:39Almost two weeks after the floods, rescue teams in Valencia are working against the

00:44clock to locate the people still missing.

00:49The search efforts are intensifying in coastal parts of the region after floodgates linking

00:54the rivers and the sea were opened to facilitate the search for missing persons.