Satellite images show the devastation from Spain's deadly floods
Oct 31, 2024 · Climate scientists and meteorologists say the immediate cause of the flooding in Spain is a DANA, a cut-off lower pressure storm system that migrated from an unusually wavy and stalled jet stream. People shovel up mud after floods in Catarroja on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know
Oct 31, 2024 · The flash flooding in the region, a tourist hotspot during summer months, saw rural villages submerged in water and rendered main highways unusable on Tuesday night and into Wednesday. A courthouse...
Nearly 2,000 people still missing in Spain flood horror - updates
Oct 30, 2024 · As the death toll from Spain's worst natural disaster in a century continues to rise, nearly 2,000 people remain missing as desperate families clog phone lines for help
What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more …
Oct 31, 2024 · VALENCIA, Spain -- In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away almost everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped in vehicles, homes and businesses. Many died …
Spain floods latest: King Charles 'utterly heartbroken' as deaths …
Oct 30, 2024 · Key points. More than 200 people killed as eastern Spain hit by flash floods. King and Queen 'utterly heartbroken' by loss of life. Flooding has exposed 'criminal negligence', regional MP says ...
Spain floods mapped: Where are weather alerts in force as death …
Y ellow weather warnings for rain are in force in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region a day after Barcelona was hit by fresh flooding following the country’s worst natural disaster in living ...
Emergency plan activated for parts of Almeria following extreme ...
Vera Town Hall has today activated a Municipal Emergency Plan due to the risk of floods in the area, as a result of the extreme rainfall across Almeria. Between 3:0 pm and 9:00 pm on Monday, May 22, the extreme rainfall has resulted in around …
Spain floods: At least 95 people killed including British man near ...
Oct 29, 2024 · The number of people killed in floods in Spain has risen to at least 95, with a British man now confirmed among the dead. Cars were swept through streets and numerous buildings damaged as some ...
Roads turned into rivers as torrential rains lash Spain
Sep 4, 2023 · Record rainfall caused heavy flooding in central Spain, shutting roads, subway lines and high-speed train connections. A destroyed car in the middle of a river in the town of Aldea del Fresno, in...
Several dead as torrential rains sweep drought-hit Spain - France 24
Sep 4, 2023 · At least three people died and another three were missing on Monday after heavy rains lashed drought-hit Spain, triggering flash floods that closed Madrid metro lines and high-speed rail links ...