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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.
The flash flood killed more than 220 people in the Valencia region, many of them caught in their cars, or on the ground floors of buildings when the tsunami-like waters hit.
Valencia flood: Valencia, Spain: 1957 81 Holmfirth floods—Bilberry Reservoir dam failure United Kingdom: 1852 81 2021 Turkey floods: Turkey: 2021 80–100 [18] 1852 Gundagai flood Australia: 1852 80+ 2014 Southeast Europe floods: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia: 2014 80 [19] 1988 Sudan floods: Sudan: 1988 80
Spain’s meteorological agency, said Valencia had seen ‘the most adverse cold drop of the century’ prior to the floods
Valencia flood may refer to two severe floods in Valencia, Spain: 1957 Valencia flood; 2024 Spain floods This page was last edited on 6 ...
The Sedaví area of Valencia is almost unrecognizable in these images from before and after the flash floods. The floodwaters flipped cars on their sides, inundated highways , cut off main roads ...
Spain’s Mediterranean coast is used to autumn storms that can cause flooding, but this episode was the most powerful flash flood event in recent memory. Older people in Paiporta, ground zero of the tragedy, claim that Tuesday’s floods were three times as bad as those of 1957, which caused at least 81 deaths and were the worst in the history ...
Adan Ortell Mor had a 7:30 p.m. appointment to cut a client’s hair at his salon in La Torre, Valencia, on Tuesday night. But when the client called to cancel because traffic was bad, it may have ...