Spain mounts biggest peacetime disaster recovery operation as death toll reaches 214

Volunteers queue to get guidelines on how to get organised to best provide help to those affected by the floods and heavy rain on Saturday at Ciudad de las Arts y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain. (REUTERS/Susana Vera)

The deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history have killed at least 214 people and dozens were still unaccounted for, four days after torrential rains swept the eastern region of Valencia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.