After the storm receded, having dropped a year’s worth of rain in a few hours, and the rescuers began to wade through the mud and wreckage with the cadaver dogs, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told his nation, “For those who at this moment are still looking for their loved ones, the whole of Spain weeps with you.”

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The news still emerging from Spain is horrific. In one retirement home, residents – some in wheelchairs –........

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