Spanish flood-hit towns brace for another storm
Madrid, Spain Reuters Flood-hit towns near the eastern city of Valencia were rushing on Tuesday to clear the sewage system of mud and debris, pile sandbags and cancel school classes as they prepared for another approaching storm. Two weeks after the worst floods in Spain’s modern history killed more than 200 people, national weather service […]
The Long Read: Spain’s flood disaster was its worst in recent history. Here’s what went wrong
DAVID LATONA, CORINA PONS, PIETRO LOMBARDI and AISLINN LAING, of Reuters, report…
Spaniards protest over handling of flood disaster
Valencia, Spain Reuters Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday over regional authorities’ handling of devastating floods that killed more than 220 people in one of Europe’s worst natural disasters for decades. Civil groups and unions protest against the management of the emergency response to the deadly […]
Spanish floods kill 95 as year of rain falls in a day in Valencia
La Alcudia, Spain Reuters At least 95 people have been killed in the deadliest flooding to hit Spain for three decades after torrential rain battered the eastern region of Valencia, sweeping away bridges and buildings, local authorities said on Wednesday. Meteorologists said a year’s rain had fallen in eight hours in parts of Valencia on […]