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A man observes the high level of the Turia river following floods in Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024. Floods triggered by torrential rains in Spain's eastern Valencia region has left ...
October 30, 2024 at 4:37 PM Flash floods turned streets into rivers, destroyed homes, and killed at least 95 people in Spain’s worst natural disaster in recent memory.
Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period. [5] The 1957 Valencia flood was caused by a three-day cold drop (Spanish: gota fría) (which usually leads to heavy autumn rains in Spain and France); it overflowed the banks of the Túria river and devastated the city of Valencia.
A woman looks on from her second-story balcony as residents of an apartment complex are rescued on Tuesday, in Clearwater, Fla. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Porto Alegre–Salgado Filho International Airport covered by the flooding. Over 500,000 people were left without power and clean water across Rio Grande do Sul, [24] [25] [26] and flood damage occurred in 431 of the state's 497 municipalities, [3] while many roads and bridges were destroyed and landslides occurred.
The National Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon that Tropical Storm Sara is meandering near the northern coast of Honduras and that heavy rainfall from the storm is likely to cause "life ...
In early February 2024, two atmospheric rivers brought extensive flooding, intense winds, and power outages to portions of California.The storms caused record-breaking rainfall totals to be observed in multiple areas, as well as the declaration of states of emergency in multiple counties in Southern California.
PHOTO: U.S. Army soldiers of the Arizona National Guard guide tourists trapped by flash flooding into a UH-60 Blackhawk, Aug. 24, 2024, on the Havasupai Reservation in Supai, Ariz. (Maj. Erin ...