Burntwood woman loses both parents in Spain flash floods

The 78 and 74-year-olds were found dead in their car on Saturday

Author: Associated Press Reporters and Amelia SalmonsPublished 4th Nov 2024

A British couple who were missing in Spain after flash floods have been found dead.

Don Turner and his wife Terry, had not been seen since heavy downpours struck Valencia on Tuesday.

The pair were found dead in their car on Saturday, their daughter, Ruth O'Loughlin from Burntwood has revealed.

They join more than 200 people that have died following Tuesday's floods.

Thousands have had their homes destroyed too by what has been described as a wall of water and mud.

It has been called Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.

An unknown number of people remain missing.

Thousands of volunteers are helping to clean up the thick mud that is covering everything in streets, houses and businesses in the hardest-hit towns.

Many streets were blocked by piled-up vehicles and debris, in some cases trapping residents in their homes.

Some places do not have electricity, running water or stable telephone connections.

Juan Ramon Adsuara, the mayor of Alfafar, one of the hardest hit towns, said on Friday that the aid is not nearly enough for residents trapped in an "extreme situation".

"There are people living with corpses at home. It's very sad. We are organising ourselves, but we are running out of everything," he told reporters.

"We go with vans to Valencia, we buy and we come back, but here we are totally forgotten," he said.