Miraculous rescue: Woman survived three days next to her sister-in-law’s body during flood crisis in Spain

A woman was rescued after being trapped in a car next to her deceased sister-in-law for three days in the midst of floods in Spain.

The unnamed woman was found alive in the Valencia region. He was trapped in a car for three days after floods killed more than 200 people and left more than two thousand people missing. Rescuers located him by following faint screams from within the pile of damaged cars. He has not yet been identified.

Telling the amazing rescue story to volunteers, regional Proteccion Civil president Martin Perez said: “Three days later we found a live person in the car.”

According to reports, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez mobilized the largest peacetime military operation in the country’s history by sending 10,000 soldiers and police to the disaster area.

Despite offers of assistance from Europe, including France and Portugal, Spain opted for a national response. Sánchez’s government has also applied for assistance from the European Commission to support reconstruction in the affected areas, which includes not only Valencia but also parts of Castilla-La Mancha.

The move comes amid growing criticism of the regional response.

Despite the magnitude of the tragedy, Valencia’s conservative leader Carlos Mazón kept the emergency at level two, preventing the central government from taking full control; This decision led to calls for his resignation.

Response efforts include not only local and military personnel but also hundreds of civilian volunteers who provide essential supplies to isolated communities. Travel restrictions still remain in place as some local roads have been damaged making them inaccessible.

Valencia’s conservative leader, Carlos Mazón, kept the emergency at level two, preventing the central government from taking full control; This decision led to calls for his resignation.

Hundreds of volunteers are helping distribute supplies to isolated areas as soldiers and emergency workers comb through flooded garages and tunnels. The Spanish government has appealed for help from Europe but has so far rejected direct aid from other countries, including offers from France and Portugal.

(With input from institutions)