Spain suffers a flooding disaster; the fatality count climbs to 205 as additional troops are deployed.

With people in the Valencia area advised to prepare for further rain and an extra 500 soldiers scheduled to assist with the rescue operations, the death toll from the floods in Spain this week has surged to 205.

Friday afternoon, Valencia's authorities reported 202 deaths there, increasing the total death toll to at least 205 what have been the worst floods in recent history of Spain.

Days after rivers of mud-colored waters left a path of damage, four areas—including Valencia—remained on amber alert according to the state weather agency Aemet, due of the danger of rain and storms.

Aemet had issued a warning on Thursday that the unfavorable weather conditions would likely persist over the next few days. The agency posted on social media, "We're going to send a clear message." "The weather emergency has not ended. Over Spain, the storm is still going strong.

The number of persons missing is still unknown, days after the flash floods swept over sections of the country, destroying automobiles, bridges, and streetlights.

More than 1,000 soldiers from Spain's emergency response unit were sent to the Valencia region earlier this week to support local emergency services, and the majority of those reported slain have been there.

On Friday, Spain’s defence minister, Margarita Robles, said a further 500 soldiers were being sent to the region and that more could be sent if needed. “Their missions include helping to dig out people who may be in basements or lower floors – unfortunately there are a lot of them – and helping to pump out water [from roads] to allow transportation so that food and water can reach certain populations.”

In addition to psychiatrists and specialized teams that could locate bodies, a mobile morgue had been sent in. She said to broadcaster RTVE, "This is a terrible tragedy." "It is important to remember that this storm is unprecedented, not only in this century but even in the previous one."

In many impacted places, the situation is still terrible. Parts of the hardest-hit districts are still inaccessible, and thousands of people still lack access to clean water and dependable food.

The mayor of Alfafar, a municipality south of Valencia, made a plea for assistance. There had been little trace of firefighters, troops, or national police, according to Juan Ramón Adsuara, days after a flood of muddy water had wrecked homes, washed away cars, and closed off access to a portion of the 22,000-person town.

"We've been forgotten," he told À Punt, the local media. "It's very sad that some people live with corpses in their homes."

Residents and the local police had been allowed to take whatever action they could. While some were braving the roads to drive to Valencia to deliver supplies, others had been attempting to clear away the municipality's remaining inaccessible areas using their own equipment.

"In order to distribute food to the populace, we had to empty a supermarket," he stated. "Please, we need your assistance. Everything we have is running low.