Valencia, Spain - 06, 2024 A week has gone by since tsunami-like floods swept over the east of Spain, and the search for the remaining missing people grows increasingly desperate, with at least 89 confirmed to be still missing.

Spain on Tuesday announced an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that have killed 219 people.The exceptional Mediterranean storm that lashed eastern Spain a week ago triggered surging torrents of muddy water that have left a trail of destruction and an unknown number of missing.

Spain's central government approved a €10.6-billion relief package for 78 communities on Tuesday that prime minister Pedro Sanchez compared with measures taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. They include direct payments of €20,