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Spain flooding: Taoiseach advises Irish citizens not to travel to affected region as death toll hits 205 and temporary morgue opened

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Dozens still missing, minister saysConvention centre in Valencia used to store bodiesSome areas still cut off by floodwaters and mudFirefighters battle to get power supplies back on

Residents react as they wait for news of their relatives trapped during the floods in Valencia, Spain, yesterday. Photo: AP

David Latona and Charlie Devereux

Taoiseach Simon Harris has spoken with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez and has advised Irish people not to travel to affected regions after deadly flash flooding.

Spanish rescuers opened a temporary morgue in a convention centre and battled to reach areas still cut off on Friday as the death toll from catastrophic floods rose to 205 people in Europe’s worst weather disaster in five decades.

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