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...
Spain flood death toll expected to rise as dozens missing - BBC
Spain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing after huge rains swept the eastern province of Valenica and beyond. Torrential rain...
Spain floods death toll rises to 158 as rescuers comb for survivors
Oct 30, 2024 · At least 158 people are confirmed dead and dozens are missing. Near Valencia, we saw more than a year's worth of rainfall in just eight hours on Wednesday, causing devastating flash-flooding....
Spain’s ‘monster’ floods expose Europe’s unpreparedness for …
Oct 30, 2024 · National government blamed local authorities after at least 92 people died as heavy rainfall swept through homes, shops and roadways.
Satellite images show the devastation from Spain's deadly floods …
Oct 31, 2024 · In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped for hours in vehicles, homes and businesses.
Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 ...
1 day ago · Record rainfall set off the disaster. The drought that has hit the country for the past two years and record hot temperatures helped magnify the floods, scientists say.. Spain’s meteorological agency says that 30.4 inches fell in one hour in the Valencian town of Turis, an all-time national record for rainfall set on Oct. 29.
At least 158 killed in Spain’s catastrophic floods as ... - PBS
Oct 31, 2024 · BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash...
Spain floods latest: King Charles 'utterly heartbroken' as deaths …
Oct 30, 2024 · Spain floods latest: King Charles 'utterly heartbroken' as deaths rise; tragedy exposes 'criminal negligence' Hundreds of volunteers have been streaming in to the hardest-hit areas of Spain to ...
Devastating flash floods in eastern and southern Spain leave at
Oct 30, 2024 · UTIEL, Spain (AP) — Flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people in the worst natural disaster to hit the...
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
Oct 29, 2024 · LA ALCUDIA, Spain, Oct 30 (Reuters) - At least 95 people have been killed in possibly the deadliest flooding to hit Spain in its modern history after torrential rain battered the eastern...