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At least 95 people have been killed by severe flash floods in Spain, according to authorities on Wednesday, as emergency responders scramble to find dozens of missing people.
At least 158 people were killed and more remain missing this week in flash floods after intense rainfall struck Spain's eastern province of Valencia on Tuesday. The flooding is some of the worst ...
The flooding seemed not to strongly hit Valencia, the regional hub and Spain's third-largest city. At Pastisseria Soler, a bakery shop located south of Valencia, the owner described the flood ...
Residents inspect cars piled up by the flooding in Valencia (AP) Javier Berenguer, 63, escaped his bakery in Utiel when the water threatened to overwhelm him. He said it rose to 2.5 metres (8.2ft ...
Heavy rains cause flash floods in Spain's south, east. October 29, 2024 at 9:46 AM. ... AEMET expected Valencia to take the brunt of the storm, with forecasts of more than 90 mm (3.5 inches) of ...
Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period. [5] The 1957 Valencia flood was caused by a three-day cold drop (Spanish: gota fría) (which usually leads to heavy autumn rains in Spain and France); it overflowed the banks of the Túria river and devastated the city of Valencia.
Furious residents in Spain’s Valencia feel abandoned after historic floods, and more rain is on the way. Atika Shubert, CNN. November 5, 2024 at 6:53 PM. The photos are happy occasions. A dad ...
The 1957 Valencia flood, caused by a three-day cold drop, caused significant overflowing of the Túria river and resulted in at least 81 fatalities. In response to the disaster, the Cortes Generales approved a plan to reroute the Turia to the south of Valencia, three kilometres from its original course. [3]