Spain - At Least 100 Feared Dead in Flooding - Valencia - 31 October 2024

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Reuters:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/heavy-rains-cause-flash-floods-spains-south-east-2024-10-29/

Associated Press:

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 140 lives

Crews are searching for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings as people try to salvage what they can from ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 140 lives.

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[Skigh]

The most shocking unseen footage from Valencia storm disaster

The human cost of the catastrophe is also depicted in heart-rending videos and photographs underscoring the plight of those who lost everything to the deluge - including their loved ones

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[LittleSeaTree]

This is incredible

 

[Skigh]

Spain floods latest: Deaths rise to 140; PM warns 'stay at home, this isn't over'; apocalyptic images reveal devastation

At least 140 people have been killed after flash flooding swept large areas of Spain. A major rescue effort is under way to find the large numbers of people still missing - but forecasters are warning more torrential rain is on the way for some of the worst-hit areas.

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[Skigh]

Spain floods latest: Number of people killed in Spain floods rises to 158 as troops comb for survivors

Authorities in Valencia say at least 155 people in the region have died, as well as two more deaths in Castilla-La Mancha and one in Andalusia.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Skigh]

Shocking footage reveals first moments of Valencia flood disaster

New footage has emerged showing how the incredible speed of floodwaters that hit Valencia, killing more than 200 people, took the population completely by surprise.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Snoopster]

I've been watching this event for the past couple of days.
What strikes me most is that so many of the villages where people died didn't even have that much rain. It was the flash floods that came down from the areas that DID have a lot of rain.
So, so sad.
I wouldn't have been too concerned about wet weather either if I hadn't seen any rain.
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My thoughts are with the local people. I can't imagine what you are going through after losing loved ones and neighbours.

 

[LadyL]

Shocking footage reveals first moments of Valencia flood disaster

New footage has emerged showing how the incredible speed of floodwaters that hit Valencia, killing more than 200 people, took the population completely by surprise.

www.dailymail.co.uk

that video is terrifying
I hope whoever was filming it got to safety

 

[LadyL]

I wonder if there were any warning signs from animals in the area. They usually start acting weird when any natural disaster phenomenon is about to occur. They aren't always able to escape but they do show signs from what I've noticed over the years. JMO.

 

[Skigh]

Terrifying moment holiday island Majorca is hit by floods

The storm has battered coastal areas and submerged roads, with dramatic footage showing motorists driving through high floodwaters and huge torrents of water hurtling through towns.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Holidaymakers and locals have been told to stay inside as parts of Majorca have been placed under storm lockdown this weekend amid torrential rains and devastating floods.

The storm has battered coastal areas and submerged roads, with dramatic footage showing motorists driving through high floodwaters and huge torrents of water hurtling through towns.

One tourist shared a video of terrifying lightning above her villa, writing on Friday night that the storm has 'brought heavy rainfall and violent thunderstorms'.

 

[scandinavian girl]

Spain floods latest: Death toll at 211 as more rain expected in other regions

Death toll expected to keeping rising as Spain’s worst flood-related disaster in modern history sweeps across region of Valencia

www.independent.co.uk

This is so scary and my heart goes out to everyone. my grandfather worked in an embassy in Valencia during the civil war. If my mother was alive she would be heartbroken she was born in Barcelona, lived there as a child for many years but was swedish and and loved spain all her life.

 

[Dotta]

Queen Letizia cries as she meets those affected by flash floods

The royal, 52, also greeted Portuguese rescue squad members after she arrived to visit the control station for the floods in Paiporta, eastern Spain.

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