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October 30, 2024 at 4:37 PM Flash floods turned streets into rivers, destroyed homes, and killed at least 95 people in Spain’s worst natural disaster in recent memory.
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]
Met Office lifts weather warning as forecast update issued. 13:00, Tara Cobham. The Met Office’s weather warning has now been lifted. The yellow warning for rain was in place until midday today.
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 2024 Central European floods were a series of floods caused by a record heavy rainfall generated by Storm Boris, an extremely humid Genoa low. The flooding began in Austria and the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and then onwards to Germany and Hungary. As of 28 September 2024, 27 fatalities have been reported.
The storm has already brought flash flooding and disrupted daily life in Ireland and southern England. According to local police , a 56-year-old man was killed on Thursday when a tree hit his van ...
Periods of heavy snow and rainstorms lasting from December 1990 to February 1991 throughout Ireland and Western Europe. 2008: 2008 Irish flash floods: Flash floods throughout August lead to one death and the destruction of 50 houses. 2009: 2009 British Isles floods: Strong winds and heavy rain across the British Isles. Over 40,000 people in ...
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