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'Nothing left': Flood-hit Spanish town struggles one month on

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Residents of Paiporta , one of the places hit hardest by the deadly floods that ravaged eastern Spain last month , say they feel "abandoned" The torrential rains that fell on October 29 killed at least 230 people, mainly in the east of the country, including 45 in the town of 27,000 residents.

Army of soldiers, street-sweepers and volunteers have scrambled to unblock water pipes and remove debris.

Anger at the authorities for their perceived mishandling of the crisis boiled over when King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited town on November 3 .

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