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  2. Alarming pattern: Climate disasters hit, and Spanish ... - AOL

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    More news on extreme weather events has given rise to more Spanish-language disinformation and misinformation on climate change that Latinos see, researchers say.

  3. 2024 Valencia residential complex fire - Wikipedia

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    Footage of a firefighter jumping from a seventh floor balcony to a safety mat in order to evacuate was shown in multiple Spanish news outlets. [16] Because of the magnitude of the disaster, the civilian authorities also requested assistance from the Military Emergencies Unit. [5] About forty fire engines and ninety soldiers were deployed. [21]

  4. 2024 Spanish floods - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. 1957 Valencia flood - Wikipedia

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    The minister responsible, Luis Carrero Blanco, interrupted those meetings to put Vicente Mortes Alfonso in charge of finding temporary housing for those left homeless by the disaster. [5] On 24 October 1957, Spanish dictator Francisco Franco visited Valencia and promised government funding for reconstruction of the city and adequate supplies to ...

  6. 2016–17 South American floods - Wikipedia

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    View a machine-translated version of the Spanish article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate , is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.

  7. 2024 European floods - Wikipedia

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    On 15 September, Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, declared a state of natural disaster. [111] 2600 people were evacuated from affected areas on that day alone. [112] Flood barriers failed in the towns of Kłodzko and Nysa, leading to flooding up to 150 cm in the town centre of Kłodzko, with mayors calling for evacuation.

  8. Omayra Sánchez - Wikipedia

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    In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Garzón. Omayra Sánchez Frank Fournier's photograph of Sánchez Born Omayra Sánchez Garzón (1972-08-28) August 28, 1972 Armero, Tolima, Colombia Died November 16, 1985 (1985-11-16) (aged 13) Armero, Tolima, Colombia Cause of death Killed by the volcanic eruption of Nevado del Ruiz ...

  9. Los Alfaques disaster - Wikipedia

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    The Los Alfaques disaster was caused by the explosion of a road tanker near a holiday campsite on 11 July 1978 in Alcanar, Spain. The exploding truck, which was carrying 23 tons of highly flammable liquefied propylene, killed 215 people and severely burned 200 more. Several individuals from the company that owned the vehicle were prosecuted for ...