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Radio 4,31 Oct 2024,45 mins

Dozens missing after devastating Spanish floods

The World Tonight

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Flash floods in Spain have killed at least 166 people, with the eastern region of Valencia particularly badly hit. Scientists suggest climate change made the disaster twice as likely as it would have been. We speak to a BBC correspondent on the ground, as well as a local politician and teacher involved in the relief effort. Also tonight: The US confirms thousands of North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia’s Kursk region to help in its war against Ukraine. We speak to the Independent Schools Council, which is bringing a legal challenge against the government’s plan to charge VAT on private school fees. And a portrait of Alan Turing becomes the first robot-made artwork to go on sale at Sotheby’s.

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