How slow warnings, poor defences left Spain exposed to deadly floods
Mixed messages and confusion cost lives, dozens of local residents and experts say. More than 220 people died and nearly 80 ...
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Spain: Thousands protest in Valencia over flood response
Residents of the eastern Spanish city accuse the regional government of failing to issue a flood alert soon enough. Over 220 people were killed in the deadliest floods Europe has seen in decades.
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Spain hit by fresh flash flooding after deadly storms
Fresh flash flooding has hit Spain’s northeast, washing away dozens of vehicles, after more than 200 people were killed last week in one of the worst floods in Europe this century. Catalonia’s ...
The Straits Times5d
Spain's flood disaster was its worst in recent history. Here's what went wrong
Others were not so fortunate. Carlos Martinez, another Paiporta resident, told local television the flood alert came when he was stranded in a tree "seeing bodies floating past." Dozens of ...
Daily Express6d
Spain hit by fresh flash flooding as wrecked cars seen floating down street
Spain has been struck by devastating flash flooding, and social media videos have shown cars wrecked and pushed along by the water. Several cars could be seen pushed along by the flooding in ...
Metro6d
Second Spanish city hit by devastating floods that wash cars down road
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Spain woke up to more flooding chaos today as another ...
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Tens of thousands march in Spain to protest handling of flood disaster
Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday in Valencia and other Spanish cities to voice their anger at the authorities' handling of deadly floods. In Valencia, some protesters shouted ...
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Tens of thousands protest in Valencia against authorities' response to floods
Tens of thousands of people protested in Valencia on Saturday night against the Spanish authorities' response to last week's deadly flooding. A group of protestors clashed with riot police in ...
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Spain's Flood Disaster Was Its Worst in Recent History. Here's What Went Wrong
Spain's Flood Disaster Was Its Worst in Recent History. Here's What Went Wrong (This story has been refiled to fix a typo in paragraph 1) PAIPORTA, Spain (Reuters) - The water was already knee ...
London Evening Standard6d
Cadaques flood: Cars swept away in Catalan holiday hotspot as Spain hit by more flash flooding
A flash flood has swept away cars in Spanish artist Salvador Dali’s former home area in a repeat of the agonising scenes witnessed 10 days ago in Valencia. A raging torrent of water carried off ...
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Hundreds of schools at risk from coastal flooding in major storms caused by climate change
Fire stations, marae, energy infrastructure, and airports are also at direct risk from coastal flooding and landslides, while about 80,000 homes and 140,000 people risk being cut off from all ...