BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans rush to support Gorka Marquez after statement about 'his heart'

BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans have rushed to support Gorka Marquez after his emotional statement in the wake of the floods in Spain. Gorka, who hails from Spain, was comforted by BBC viewers after taking time out of Strictly Come Dancing to address the floods.

He wrote: "Valencia. The city where I lived when I was 16 and to which I owe a lot...my heart goes out to all those affected." In the comments, fans rushed to console him, as the death toll continues to rise in the European Union holiday hotspot.

Pedro Sánchez has arrived in Valencia and has been speaking to the media. The President spoke out on Thursday (October 31). “The priority right now is to find those who are missing in order to alleviate the anguish that families are suffering,” he told reporters.

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“We will support the search by land, sea and air for as long as it takes to find all of the missing people.” He said: “Please, the storm continues, please stay at home. Please heed all calls from the emergency services, their needs, their recommendations.

“The most important thing is to save as many lives as possible. The AEMET is issuing alerts, I ask that these recommendations be heeded.” Ninety-five people are dead, an unknown number of people remain missing, while thousands of others are without electricity or phone service.

The intense rain was attributed to a phenomenon known as the gota fría, or “cold drop”, which occurs when cold air moves over the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea. “Unfortunately, there are dead people inside some vehicles,” said Spain’s transport minister Óscar Puente in reference to hundreds of cars and trucks stranded on roads stained brown with mud.

More than one thousand soldiers from Spain’s emergency rescue units joined regional and local emergency workers in the search for survivors.