In the municipality of Paiporta, 60% of the sewage system has so far been cleared, but the sewers are still not being drained.
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00:00Clean-up efforts continue following severe flooding in Spain's Valencia region, with
00:05sewer blockages now the main concern for authorities.
00:11Workers have been attempting to free up the sewers for about a week, injecting water to
00:16soften the mud and absorb it through another pipe.
00:21So far, 60 percent of Pai Porta's 75-kilometer sewage system has been cleared, but the sewers
00:27are still not being drained.
00:48There are also garages that are still full of mud, which can cause leaks in the drinking
00:52water network.
00:54However, Spain's public health says few infections have been detected, and those that have been
00:59are only minor.