The death toll from the devastating storms and flooding that struck eastern and southern Spain more than a week ago has risen to 219 as rescue workers continue their search for victims, according to Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska.

British couple Don and Terri Turner were found dead in their car in Valencia on Nov. 2 amid the devastating flooding throughout Spain. As of Nov. 4, more than 200 people have died as a result of the disaster.

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Valencia, Spain, has reached 217, officials announced Sunday, as the search for survivors -- and bodies -- continued in devastated cities and towns left caked in mud and strewn with debris.