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Soccer-Spanish Copa del Rey matches held off due to floods in Valencia

The Spanish football federation (RFEF) held off 4 Copa del Rey matches on Wednesday after the worst flash floods in 3 years swept the eastern region of the country, eliminating at least 62 people.

The video games including clubs Valencia, Levante, Manises and Hercules de Alicante have been rescheduled after authorities recommended versus all non-essential travel in the region.

Valencia's match versus Parla Escuela in Madrid, which was arranged to start later Wednesday, will now be held on Nov. 6 while Levante's video game at Pontevedra will be played a day later on.

Thursday's fixtures were likewise impacted, with Ejea v Hercules de Alicante postponed by a week and Manises v Getafe now delayed to an unsure date.

Given the current situations, it is possible that other matches arranged for tomorrow, Thursday, may also experience modifications, the RFEF said in a statement.

The RFEF, in coordination with the numerous clubs, is working intensively to evaluate all possible scenarios and take appropriate measures.

Apart from Valencia, Getafe had actually also asked for the postponement when weather company AEMET stated a red alert in eastern Valencia as firemens saved a number of individuals caught in floodwaters due to storm Dana.

Valencia, who are bottom of the LaLiga standings, are set up to host Genuine Madrid on Saturday.

Numerous LaLiga clubs, consisting of Genuine Madrid and Barcelona, expressed their acknowledgements to the victims of the flood impacting the locations of Valencia, Albacete and Andalusia.

Barcelona wishes to reveal its compassion to the family members of the victims and our uniformity with the counties in Valencia and parts of Albacete and Andalusia impacted by the torrential rain, the Catalan club stated in a declaration.

LaLiga said in a declaration on Wednesday a minute of silence will be observed at all upcoming matches in the next 2 rounds.

LaLiga expresses its acknowledgements and those of all the clubs of Spanish football to the friends and families of the victims and the missing out on persons, it included.

Valencia made their stadium offered as a drop-off point for citizen contributions of food and essential products after the club partnered with Valencia Food Bank to assist those impacted.

Motorsports likewise faced the impact of the torrential rain, with Formula E testing being affected at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit - which is set to host the final race of the MotoGP season in 2 weeks.

Due to damage to the main gain access to roadway brought on by a burst river bank nearby, the circuit is presently unattainable by automobile, Solution E stated in a statement.

Alternative gain access to routes in and out of the circuit are presently being examined.

(source: Reuters)