What to Know About the Floods That Killed Over 200 in Spain
4 days ago · Spain’s Mediterranean coast is used to autumn storms that can cause flooding, but this episode was the most powerful flash flood event in recent memory. Older people in Paiporta, at the ...
More than 200 killed in Valencia floods as torrential rain hits
Nov 1, 2024 · More than 200 killed in deadly floods in Spain. Spain has suffered its worst flooding disaster in recent history, with the area around the coastal city of Valencia particularly badly impacted. At ...
Flood devastation in Valencia, Spain, can be seen from space - NPR
5 days ago · An image of the Valencia floods from the Landsat 8 satellite taken on Oct. 30. Satellite images show a devastating transformation of eastern Spain, where catastrophic flash floods have killed more ...
Spain floods: How Valencia’s residents were trapped with no
Nov 1, 2024 · More than 200 people have been killed, with authorities warning the death toll is likely to rise. But it is not unprecedented. Valencia suffered a similar deadly flood in October 1957 caused by...
Mud-caked volunteers clean flood debris in a Spanish town as ...
Nov 1, 2024 · The mud that covers Alicia Montero is the signature uniform of impromptu army of volunteers. For a third day, they are shoveling and sweeping the muck and debris out of the small town of Chiva after flash floods swept through the region of Valencia.
Spain's worst floods in a century hit Valencia region, killing at …
Oct 31, 2024 · Roads transformed into raging rivers with little warning as flash floods tore through the eastern region of Valencia, with muddy rapids flinging parked cars around like tin cans in the worst...
Spain flooding: Photos show the devastation in Valencia
Oct 30, 2024 · The Spanish government has declared three days of mourning after flash flooding in the eastern part of the country has left at least 158 people dead. Officials say torrential rains that started...
Spain floods death toll rises to 158 as rescuers comb for survivors
Oct 30, 2024 · Some 158 people are now known to have died after flash floods hit parts of Spain on Wednesday - particularly devastating communities in Valencia. Almost all the deaths - 155 - have been recorded...
Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at …
Oct 31, 2024 · The Turia River in Valencia, Spain, was diverted for flood-control purposes. Now, the city has miles of parkland on the old riverbed. L.A. could do something similar.
At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain
Oct 30, 2024 · Rainstorms that started Tuesday and continued Wednesday caused flooding across southern and eastern Spain, stretching from Malaga to Valencia. Muddy torrents tumbled vehicles down streets at...