What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain
In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away almost everything in their path.
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Peterborough family caught in Valencia flash floods speak of surviving a "week from Hell"
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Queen Letizia of Spain looks solemn meets with organisations to discuss the flash floods in her first outing since being pelted with mud in Paiporta
Letizia looked pensive as she was snapped at the conference today, which took place at the Zarzuela Royal Palace in Madrid.
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European Investment Bank’s €900M aid package for Valencia
The European Investment Bank (EIB) allocates €900 million to support Valencia’s hardest-hit regions, echoing its ...
2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be world’s warmest year on record for second consecutive year
October 2024 was the second warmest October globally, with temperatures 1.65C above the pre-industrial level, C3S says. It ...
Harris County voters approve Flood Control District proposition
Voters in Harris County approved Proposition A, which will grant $100 million in a year-in, year out investment toward maintenance of channels.
'Bot' accounts swamp Spanish social media with misleading flood claims
As Spain reels from its worst flooding in decades, misleading posts about DANA — the phenomenon that caused it — have been going viral on social media. #EuroVerify ...
‘Children must be a top priority’: What the most vulnerable need COP29 negotiators to focus on
“This is a matter of climate justice. At this year's COP, the rights, voices, and unique vulnerabilities of children must be a top priority in critical discussions on climate finance, adaptation and ...
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Early warning systems critical as world marks Tsunami Awareness Day
As the world marked World Tsunami Awareness Day on Wednesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the critical importance of early warning systems, particularly as recent disasters like ...
Emergency crews fly drones over flooded waterways
Road crews and emergency responders continued their work at the site of flooding in South County on Wednesday.
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Commentary: Spain’s flooding tragedy is a small taste of what climate change has in store
LONDON: There’s no disguising the floods in Spain as anything other than a jaw-droppingly extreme weather event. The worst ...