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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.
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
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 ...
Mid-October 1983 – The remnants of Hurricane Tico from the Eastern Pacific cause rainfall over much of Texas, most of which is in northern Texas, where rainfall peaks at 9.59 in (0.244 m) in Quanah. [19] [25] Numerous road closures take place due to the floods caused by the remnants of Tico. [26]
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 military has also deployed a warship to Valencia, bringing helicopters, watercraft, trucks, food and emergency supplies. Search and rescue team members look for bodies following flooding in ...
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.