The gargantuan recovery efforts in dozens of communities slowly moved forward. The prime minister said he'll ask for financial help from the European Union.

Authorities have yet to any give an estimate of the missing. Spanish state broadcaster RTVE shows a steady stream of appeals by people searching for family members.

The number only corresponds to the eastern Valencia region, where 211 of the 217 confirmed deaths took place when entire communities were swamped by tsunami-like floods on Oct. 29

Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after

STORY: Spanish military units are searching for bodies in rivers in the country's east. Local officials reported on Tuesday that at least 89 people are still missing after the region's deadly floods.The count includes only those reported missing by family,