10 Oct, 2018 @ 19:55
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Boy, 5, still missing as Pedro Sanchez arrives in Mallorca to assess the damage of deadly floods

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SPAIN’S prime minister has landed in Mallorca to visit the areas affected by last night’s floods. 

The PSOE leader visited the eastern towns hit hardest while speaking to emergency services.

He said on Twitter: “I want to convey our gratitude to the emergency services, who work tirelessly to attend to all those affected and assess the damage.”

It’s the first crisis for the new prime minister since he took over from Mariano Rajoy earlier this year in a vote of no confidence.

A five-year-old boy is still missing and authorities say the search will continue throughout the night.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
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He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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