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The resulting floodwaters caused the deaths of 232 people, with three more missing [1] and substantial property damage. [2] [3] It is one of the deadliest natural disasters in Spanish history. [4] Though similar torrential rain events had happened in the past in the region, the flooding was more intense, likely due to the effects of climate change.
The 1983 Spanish floods were a natural disaster that occurred between 26 and 27 August 1983 in northern Spain, particularly in the Biscay region, 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 ...
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.
The death toll is the worst from floods in Spain since 1973, when at least 150 people were estimated to have died in the southeastern provinces of Granada, Murcia and Almeria. [BBC]
Floods triggered by torrential rains in Spain's eastern Valencia region has left 51 people dead, rescue services said on October 30. A man moves belongings in a flooded slum area in Picuana, near ...
The last subaerial eruption in Spain, also on La Palma, was the 1971 Teneguía eruption, which asphyxiated a nearby photographer with its fumes. [20] The eruption also caused some property damage to roads, crops, and homes. [21] The last eruption of any kind in the Canaries was the 2011–2012 eruption of El Hierro, [22] a submarine volcano. [23]
Anger and frustration erupted in Spain on Sunday as King Felipe VI arrived in the town of Paiporta to survey the damage from historic flash floods that killed more than 200 people on Tuesday night.
Minor damage [2] [3] 2021-01-28 ... Property damage at Granada, 640 km depth ... widespread damage in southwestern Spain 1748-03-23 Estubeny, Valencia: