As the death toll rises and the damage to homes and infrastructure becomes clear, authorities are saying this could be the worst flooding disaster in Spain’s modern history. Gerry Hadden reports from the devastated village of Paiporta on how residents are starting to clean up while trying to make sense of what happened.
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