1983 Spanish floods - Wikipedia
Oct 31, 2024 · The 1983 Spanish floods were a natural disaster that occurred between 26 and 27 August 1983 in northern Spain, particularly in the Biscay region of Spain, where the Aste Nagusia – the Bilbao city festival – had been taking place. The flood resulted in significant damage to property and caused the deaths of 34 people, with another five unaccounted for. [1]
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...
What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more …
Oct 31, 2024 · The Associated Press. 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 and thousands of livelihoods were shattered.
Satellite images show the devastation from Spain's deadly floods
Oct 31, 2024 · Spain’s Consortium for Insurance, a public-private entity that pays insurance claims for extreme risks like floods, said Tuesday that it had received 21,000 claims of home insurance, 12,000 for business properties, and 44,000 for motor vehicles for flood damage. Those numbers are expected to grow.
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 in...
Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know
Oct 31, 2024 · (CNN) — Spain is reeling from its worst flooding in decades, after a year’s worth of rain fell in just hours this week in the country’s southern and eastern regions. The storm began on Tuesday and...
'Get out,' Spain's king and queen told by protesters flinging mud …
5 days ago · A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of the mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia — on Sunday during their first visit to the...
Spain floods death toll hits 205 as maps, satellite images reveal ...
Nov 1, 2024 · Chiva, Spain — The death toll from historic flash floods in Spain climbed to at least 205 people Friday, with many more believed to be missing, as the initial shock gave way to anger,...
More than 150 dead in Spain’s devastating flash floods
Oct 30, 2024 · Flash floods that ravaged eastern Spain this week have left at least 158 people dead, Spanish news agency EFE said on Thursday. Tens of thousands of homes in the region are without...
Spain floods latest: King Charles 'utterly heartbroken' as deaths …
Oct 30, 2024 · 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. Spanish PM announces largest army deployment in peacetime. Hundreds of volunteers stream in as police fear more bodies hidden.