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The storm has killed at least 205 people, with 202 of those in the hardest-hit region of Valencia, emergency services in the region said Friday. It marks Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in ...
On 30 October 2024, the 1973 New Turia Riverbed canal surged to capacity, sparing Valencia city proper. [25] The South Plan [es; ca] is a new riverbed for the Turia built after the catastrophic 1957 flood, but it only protected the city proper of Valencia from major damage. [7] [29] [25] In the ground zero town of Paiporta alone, 62 people died.
AEMET expected Valencia to take the brunt of the storm, with forecasts of more than 90 mm (3.5 inches) of rain in less than one hour, or 180 mm in under 12 hours.
Spaniards braced for further heavy rain and storms on Wednesday, just two weeks after rain and flash floods prompted rivers to overflow in Valencia and other parts of Spain killing more than 200 ...
MADRID (AP) — New storms in Spain caused school closures and train cancellations on Wednesday, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Coastal areas of Valencia were placed under the highest alert on Wednesday evening.
A flood on 14 October 1957 in Valencia, Spain, [2] resulted in significant damage to property and caused the deaths of at least 81 people. In response to the tragedy, the Spanish government devised and enacted the Plan Sur, which rerouted the city's main river, the Turia.
After days of storm warnings from the national weather service since Oct 25, some municipalities and local institutions had raised the alarm much earlier. Valencia University had told its staff ...
5 deaths, severe damage to houses and buildings in the city October 2000 [12] [13] Province of Castellón and north of Valencia A long period of cold weather caused rainfall of more than 600 l/m 2 to accumulate in three days, which flooded rivers such as the Palancia , Sonella , and Mijares, causing serious damage.