Brit couple found dead in car after 'popping out for petrol' in Spanish floods

The daughter of Don Turner, 78, and his wife, Terry, 74, said the couple had not been seen since the deluge - which has killed more than 200 people - hit Valencia last Tuesday

Two elderly Brits who died after the Spanish floods hit Valencia have been identified by their heartbroken daughter.

Ruth O'Loughlin, from Burntwood, Staffordshire, confirmed that the bodies of her parents, 78-year-old Don Turner and his wife Terry, 74, were found in their car after flooding hit Valencia on Tuesday.

Intense rainfall in the Spanish region has caused several feet worth of water to pool on city streets, and more than 200 people have died over the last nearly week since the extreme weather began.

Mr and Mrs Turner are the first Britons confirmed to have been killed, with a local mayor announcing that their bodies were discovered over the weekend.

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