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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.
Tuesday 5 November 2024 18:30, Rachel Hagan. Body of one of the four missing people in Letur, Albacete, recovered. Flooding in Spain happened along a line stretching from the Bay of Cadiz to Valencia.
It was the third time in less than 17 months that the region was affected by a major flood. On 19 October 2024, heavy rains and floods in Catania. [83] On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs. [84]
Floods sparked by torrential rain in Spain's Valencia region have left at least 158 people dead and others missing amid ... 2024, after flash floods ravaged the town of Alfafar, in Spain's eastern ...
Trains to the cities of Madrid and Barcelona have been cancelled because of the flooding, and schools and other essential services were closed in the worst-hit areas.
The Spanish record of 184.6 mm of precipitation in one hour and 42.0 mm of precipitation in 10 minutes was recorded in Turís, during October 2024 Spain floods. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Villages
Residents walk in a street covered in mud following floods in Valencia's De La Torre neighbourhood, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024. Related: 2 Women Dead in Connecticut After Being Swept Away ...
10 June – A Spanish court sentences three men to eight months in prison for racist chants directed towards Brazilian football player Vinícius Júnior. [22] 11 June – 2024 Spain floods. [23] 20 June – A cruise ship rescues 68 migrants and recovers five bodies in a wooden dinghy drifting off the Canary Islands. [24]