A Spanish firefighter walks away from a tunnel blocked with debris and cars following flash flooding in the country's southeast.Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images

'People living with corpses' in Spain while trying to recover from fatal flash floods

'We have no access to anything'

by · National Post

Three days after historic flash floods swept through towns in Spain and killed at least 205 people, the initial shock was giving way to anger, frustration and a wave of solidarity on Friday.

Spanish emergency authorities raised the death toll to at least 205 victims, 202 of them in Valencia alone.

Many streets are still blocked by piled-up vehicles and debris, in some cases trapping residents in their homes. Some places still don’t have electricity, running water, or stable telephone connections.