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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.
Málaga, Albacete, Cuenca and especially Valencia. 2024 Spanish floods: Widespread flooding caused severe damage, particularly in the regions of Valencia, Andalusia and Murcia. Huge amounts of rain fell in a short space of time, reaching up to 491 mm in 8 hours, causing flash floods and mudslides that trapped many people in their homes or cars.
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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.
Residents bring the contents of their flooded homes out onto a mud-covered street after flash floods tore through the town of Alfafar, in the Valencia region of Spain, Oct. 31, 2024. / Credit ...
Fatalities from Spain’s worst flash floods in modern history rose to 217 with almost all of them in the Valencia region and more than 60 in the suburb of Paiporta. Hundreds are still missing.
The flood which occurred on 14 October 1957, known as the Great Flood of Valencia, flooded large parts of the city of Valencia, and caused a great deal of damage to both life and property. To prevent this from happening in the future, a diversion project was devised ( Pla Sud in Valencian; Plan Sur in Spanish), completed in 1969, and the river ...
ALFAFAR, Spain (Reuters) -Spanish rescuers opened a temporary morgue in a convention centre and battled to reach areas still cut off on Friday as the death toll from catastrophic floods rose to ...