The BBC has visited the town of Paiporta, Valencia, where dozens of people have been confirmed dead and many more missing after huge rains swept the eastern province of Valencia.
Europe correspondent Bethany Bell spoke to residents in the area, who described the “nightmare” scenes.
The policy has angered Australia’s tertiary education sector, which is one of the world’s biggest.
The empty spacecraft has begun its six-hour flight to the New Mexico’s White Sands Space Harbor.
There is a long history of African leaders hiding or lying about their health to keep rivals at bay.