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Spanish region says 93 missing after devastating floods

A view shows a queue of vehicles in an area affected by heavy rains that caused flooding near Valencia, Spain. | Photo Credit: NACHO DOCE Some 93 people are listed as missing after devastating floods ravaged southeastern Spain over a week ago, killing more than 200, regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Wednesday.Valencia's superior court of justice had on Tuesday listed 89 people as missing but said another four missing persons had been reported to law enforcement officers on Wednesday.The worst floods to hit Spain in a generation have killed at least 219 people, mostly in the Valencia region.That figure is expected to rise with many of the missing people presumed to have died, although the court...

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Spain flood deaths top 200, hopes fade for missing

Cars and a campervan are strewn over railway tracks after being swept up in the recent flash flooding in the nearby municipality Alfafar on November 1, 2024 in the Alfafar municipality of Valencia, Spain. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Rescuers raised the death toll in Spain’s worst floods for a generation to 205 on Friday (November 1, 2024) and fears grew for the dozens missing as hopes of finding survivors faded.The floods that have tossed vehicles, collapsed bridges and covered towns with mud since Tuesday (October 29, 2024) are the European country’s deadliest such disaster in decades.The organisation coordinating emergency services in the hardest-hit eastern Valencia region said 202 people had been confirmed...

30Oct

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Spain: At Least 62 Killed, Hundreds Trapped As Flash Floods Bring Valencia To A Standstill, Res

At least 62 people have been killed in the floods in Spain after the eastern region of Valencia was battered by torrential rains on Tuesday. Heavy rain and fierce winds also lashed the southern Andalusia region. According to the region's fire service chief Jose Miguel Basset, "several hundred people" remained trapped on two motorways in the region. The flooding left roads and towns submerged under water as rescuers worked in the dark, scouring the floodwaters to save people. The flash floods are said to be deadliest to hit Spain in the past three decades. The death toll appeared to be the worst in Europe since 2021 when at least 185 people died in Germany in flooding. It is Spain's worst flood-related disaster since 1996, when 87 people died in a town in the Pyrenees mountains. Television...

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Raging floods in Spain wash away cars, disrupt rail; several missing – Times of India

Raging floods in Spain wash away cars, disrupt rail; several missing Intense rainfall triggered by a cold front has caused severe flooding in southeastern Spain, with Valencia experiencing the worst impact.Valencia regional leader Carlos Mazon confirmed fatalities, though specific details were pending family notifications, reported the news agency AFP."Some bodies have already been found," Mazon informed reporters on Wednesday.When cold air masses interact with warmer air, they form cold fronts, leading to extreme weather conditions including heavy rain and rapid temperature changes.On Tuesday, the eastern and southern regions of Spain experienced intense rainfall that flooded streets, damaged properties, and severely disrupted transportation systems.Valencia faced the most severe impact, ...