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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.
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 ...
The June 23, 2016 flooding in West Virginia was one of the deadliest floods in state history, and deadliest flash flood in U.S. history since the 2010 Tennessee Floods. The flooding was caused by 8 to 10 inches of rainfall over a 12-hour period. 23 people perished from the floods, and hardest hit counties included Greenbrier, Kanawha, Jackson ...
All schools in Leominster were closed on September 12, the day after the floods, due to flood damage that occurred in the school buildings. [9] [10] Boat rescue and emergency response teams were dispatched to areas in northern Massachusetts following the floods. [3] Looting also occurred in flooded businesses in Providence, Rhode Island. [56]
Further west, flash flooding was reported in numerous cities and towns and also caused many roads to close, including portions of U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 5, and several Massachusetts state routes. [ 117 ] [ 118 ] Additionally, various vehicles were inundated with floodwaters across roads and parking lots. [ 117 ]
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 ...
The flash floods also surpassed the flood that swept away a campsite along the Gallego river in Biescas, in the northeast, killing 87 people, in August 1996. What has the state response been? Management of the crisis, classified as level two on a scale of three by the Valencian government, is in the hands of the regional authorities, who can ...
Other areas on the southern outskirts of Valencia city didn't get rain before they were wiped out by the wall of water that overflowed the drainage canals. When authorities sent alerts to mobile phones warning of the seriousness of the flooding and asking people to stay at home, many were already on the road, working or covered in water in low ...