Residents of flooded Spanish towns are furious with government

The World

The devastation from flash flooding in eastern Spain has not let up. And the death toll continues to climb. Residents of the hardest-hit towns are furious with the government. Mobile phone alerts that might possibly have saved lives arrived late. And desperately needed supplies and provisions haven’t arrived at all. The World’s Gerry Hadden, who’s been reporting from the region, takes us on a walk through the storm-torn city of Chiva — four days later.

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