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After two missing people were declared dead, the death toll in the Valencia floods disaster has reached 227.
Francisco Ruiz Martinez of Montserrat (left) and Jose Javier Vicent Fas of Pedralba (right) have both been sentenced to death.
Elizabeth Gil, from Cheste is the only person still officially missing. A Requena Court is still processing a request from her family.
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Families of missing people are entitled to a death certification three months after the tragic October 29th tragedy.
Francisco Ruiz Martinez was dragged under water by a car in a Monserrat industrial estate supermarket parking lot.
He vanished after he managed to bring his two grandchildren safely to safety by placing them on the top of his car.
Jose Javier Vicent Fas (56), vanished after the collapse of his Pedralba house.
Elizabeth Gil, a mother of two, and her mother were driving to work when they became caught in a flood near the Hotel La Carreta de Chiva.
The Guardia Civil continues to search in various areas of Valencia for the three.
This included the use of heavy machinery for clearing reeds from the Magro River up to the junction with the Jucar River.
Pilar Bernabe is the Government Delegate for Valencian Community. She said: “I am aware that it can be very difficult for these families to bury a loved one.”
She added, “I hope we can find them soon and I want to let them know that we will not stop searching for them.”
