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Spain takes to social media in search for flood-missing

Wreckage of cars and debris is piled up in the streets of Paiporta, on October 31, 2024, covered in mud after flash floods ravaged this area of Valencia region, eastern Spain. [AFP]

When Vanesa Molina saw the plight of hundreds of compatriots desperately seeking news of their missing loved ones following Spain's worst floods in decades, she decided to act.

The marketing specialist, 38, now manages the Instagram account "@dana.desaparecidos" where people can post photographs and information about their missing relatives.

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