Flood In Pyrenees Claims At Least 71

Flash floods raced through a Pyrenees Mountain camp jammed with hundreds of vacationers, carrying away cars, tents and campers in rivers of mud and debris. At least 71 people died.

Hundreds of divers, firefighters and other rescue workers moved into the area as dawn broke Thursday to search for survivors. Officials said dozens of people were still missing by evening.

Police said 650 people, mostly Spaniards, were at the Virgen de Las Nieves camp site when the flooding began Wednesday night on the outskirts of Biescas, a tiny mountain town 15 miles from the French border.