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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.
In the 12 hours it took for the regional government's shelter-in-place order to come through, waters running through the usually dry Poyo ravine - the epicentre of the flooding - had surged to ...
At least 217 people are dead after Spain was struck by the worst floods in recent memory that submerged towns, toppled bridges and cut entire communities off from the outside world. The deadly ...
Reports of disastrous floods have been recorded throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century under the reign of James I of Aragon up to the contemporary period. [2] The 1957 Valencia flood, caused by a three-day cold drop, caused significant overflowing of the Túria river and resulted in at least 81
The full horror of the flash flooding in Spain began to emerge on Friday, just as new rainfall lashed southern parts of the country. The storm has killed at least 205 people, with 202 of those in ...
At least 158 people were killed and more remain missing this week in flash floods after intense rainfall struck Spain's eastern province of Valencia on Tuesday. The flooding is some of the worst ...
1957 Valencia flood: Spain: 81: heavy rains and Turia flood 1959: Malpasset Dam: France: 423: Dam failure 1962: North Sea flood of 1962: Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany: 318: Storm surge 1962: 1962 Vallés floods: Spain: 700: Heavy rain 1963: Vajont disaster: Italy: 1,917: a landslide caused a seiche wave and a megatsunami: 1963 ...
Floods sparked by torrential rain in Spain's Valencia region have left at least 158 people dead and others missing amid mud-caked debris. ... in eastern Spain, Oct. 30, 2024. / Credit: MANAURE ...