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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.
Greenhouses and farms across southern Spain were also ruined by heavy rains and flooding. The storms spawned a freak tornado in Valencia and a hail storm that punched holes in cars in Andalusia.
Severe weather alerts have been issued and thousands were evacuated as a powerful storm brought a month’s worth of rain to parts of Spain just weeks after deadly flash floods hit the country ...
Spain’s Consortium for Insurance Compensation has reported receiving 116,000 insurance claims for flood damage, 30 per cent of which are for homes, and has estimated that it will spend at least ...
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 ...
The flooding seemed not to strongly hit Valencia, the regional hub and Spain's third-largest city. At Pastisseria Soler, a bakery shop located south of Valencia, the owner described the flood ...
Heavy rains cause flash floods in Spain's south, east. October 29, 2024 at 12:46 PM.
At least 95 people have been killed by severe flash floods in Spain, according to authorities on Wednesday, as emergency responders scramble to find dozens of missing people.