The Spanish government will grant one-year residency and work permits to potentially 25,000 foreigners affected by the catastrophic flash floods that hit the eastern part of the country last October.

The Spanish government has approved a measure granting one-year residency and work permits to up to 25,000 immigrants affected by the floods in Valencia.

Spain's leftist government announced on Tuesday that it would give year-long residence and work permits to about 25,000 migrants affected by last year's deadly floods in the east of the country, the migration ministry said.