More than 200 people have died in Spain due to catastrophic flash flooding, with subsequent rainfall making search and rescue efforts more difficult. NBC's Daniele Hamamdjian reports for TODAY.
Anger and frustration erupted in Spain on Sunday, as King Felipe VI arrived in the town of Paiporta to survey the damage of historic flash floods that killed more than 200 people on Tuesday night.
to volunteer told the AP that, 'there were way more people than expected. There are queues everywhere to send people to different affected areas.' Cristina Hernandez, who lives in Paiporta, which saw heavy damage from the floods, told NBC's British partner Sky News, 'we feel that we are abandoned by the government and we are helping each other, but there are a lot of thieves in the night so we are scared also.
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