Several bodies were found by rescue workers in Spain's flood-hit eastern region of Valencia, Carlos Mazon, the head of the regional government, said Wednesday, Paralel.Az reports citing DW.

"Dead bodies have been found, but out of respect for the families, we are not going to provide any further data," Mazon said.

Officials said on Tuesday that at least seven people were missing — a truck driver in the Valencia region and six people in the town of Letur in the eastern province of Albacete.

Torrential rains lashed several parts of southeastern Spain, causing flash floods that swept roads and towns on Tuesday.

Authorities prompted residents to take shelter at home and issued red alerts in the eastern Valencia region, with some areas such as Turis and Utiel recording 200 mm (7.9 inches) of rainfall.