THE backpack of the missing five-year-old boy who was swept away by the catastrophic floods in Mallorca has been found.
Twelve fatalities have so far been confirmed after torrential rain hit the Balearic island.
More than 600 firefighters, police, military personnel and volunteers are still participating in the enormous clean-up operation after the area was declared a disaster zone.
In total, the bodies of 12 people have been found dead in Sant Llorenç, Artà, S’Illot and Carrió.
Some victims were still inside their cars that were carried away by strong currents.
There are seven men and five women, five of them are foreigners: a British couple, a German couple and a Dutch woman.
There is also an unidentified man, possibly a foreigner.
The remaining victims are two women and four men of Spanish nationality.
The Balearic government estimates that more than €23 million of infrastructure damage has been suffered following the freak storm.
DEATH TOLL (11 october 2018)
12 victims (7 men/5 women)
6 foreign victims (a British couple, a Dutch woman, a German couple + man)
The rest of the victims are Spanish (2 women and 4 men)
4 bodies have been found in Artà/ 3 in s'Illot/2 in Son Carrió and 3 in Sant Llorenç— Emergències 112 Illes Balears (@112IllesBalears) October 11, 2018
Reunió de briefing per coordinar dispositiu emergència, efectius i recursos per avui vespre i demà @emergencies_ib @carreteres @guardiacivil @policia @CreuRojaBalears @BombersdeMca @UMEgob @COMGEBAL_ET @ibanat_IB @copib @tragsa @Endesa RecursosHídrics i Policia Local SantLlorenç pic.twitter.com/QmT2hsyiL6
— Emergències 112 Illes Balears (@112IllesBalears) October 11, 2018
IMPORTANT: All volunteers who want to help cleaning up Sant Llorenç on Saturday 13 or Sunday 14 of october, PLEASE CALL 012. There are no more volunteers needed for tomorrow. Thank you for your help! pic.twitter.com/noYl7rjsOj
— Emergències 112 Illes Balears (@112IllesBalears) October 11, 2018
MALLORCA FLOODING DISASTER: Rescuers still searching for missing child and two foreigners
