Research Vessel Deployed to Locate Missing in Spain's Floods

The Ramón Margalef is tasked with mapping the seabed to aid recovery efforts after devastating floods in Valencia.

Nearly 100 people are officially missing, with over 200 confirmed dead, following the catastrophic floods in Spain.
The research vessel Ramón Margalef, typically used for marine ecosystem studies, is now involved in locating vehicles swept into the Mediterranean Sea.
The crew will map a 36-square-kilometer area off the Albufera wetlands, hoping to find sunken cars that might lead to the recovery of bodies.
Efforts are part of a larger search operation involving police and soldiers using various methods, including sniffer dogs and probing mud layers.
Spain's meteorological agency reports a national record of 30.4 inches of rain in one hour, exacerbated by recent droughts and climate change impacts.