In the Valencia region, over 90 fatalities have been confirmed dead after Tuesday evening's and night's heavy rainfall, the rescue service reported late on Wednesday.
The official death toll in Spain had then risen to 95 fatalities.
Yesterday was the worst day of my life. We were trapped like rats. Cars and dumpsters were floating on the streets. The water rose three meters, says Ricardo Gabaldón, mayor of Utiel in Valencia, to Spanish RTVE.
Several children were among the fatalities. Spain has declared three days of national mourning, according to the government.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday evening that they had no information about Swedish fatalities in the Spanish regions.
Enormous scope
Stranded people asked for help via social media.
"There is a dead man in my house. I need help", a woman in the municipality of Benetússer writes on X, according to radio channel Cadena Ser.
According to El País, the heavy rainfall had "historic proportions". In film clips published by the newspaper, flooded houses, water masses sweeping through narrow alleys and dragging cars, people being lifted to safety by helicopters can be seen.
The water started rising, the road was filled with water until even trucks began to be swept away. I can't find my truck, says an affected man in the municipality of Alfafar to Cadena Ser.
Together with eight other people, he was forced to spend the night on a tanker truck, without food, water, or shelter from the rain. After ten hours, at six o'clock on Wednesday morning, they were finally rescued.
Train derailed
In the region of Castile-La Mancha, west of Valencia, several people are also missing. Rescue personnel in Letur, one of the region's municipalities, have searched during the night with the help of drones.
The Spanish government set up a crisis committee late on Tuesday to take necessary measures.
In a televised speech, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised to take "all necessary resources" to help the affected.
To those who are searching for their loved ones: all of Spain feels your pain, he says.
