The story of Spain's Picaña and Paiporta is a testament to both human resilience and the pressing need for action.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jesús Lucero Ezquerro, 28, who lives in the Poblats Marítims district of Valencia, Spain. The region has been ravaged by flash floods.

The caption of the image states, "Cars are piled in the street with other debris after flash floods hit the region on October 30, 2024 in the Sedaví area of Valencia, Spain. Spanish authorities ...

Search crews recovered bodies from homes and stranded cars in southeastern Spain as forecasters warned ... floods brought such devastation to the Valencia region. Valencians are familiar with ...

cut off roads and caused problems with the telecommunications. There are reports of flooding in southern and eastern Spain.

More than 150 people died in Spain this week as the country dealt with unprecedented flooding. Flash floods hit the Valencia region after intense rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since the rain came ...

It was apocalyptic.” Continuing storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed at least 217 people, mostly near Valencia, dumped rain on Barcelona on Monday ...

Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, as with any dynamic hub of culture and innovation, offers an incredible blend of ...

Valencia is Spain’s third city and is used to being ... Perhaps one of Spain’s most bizarre festivals, Las Fallas runs for about three weeks every March, but reaches peak excitement in the ...

Valencia, Spain is facing unprecedented flooding, multiple news outlets have reported. The city’s Emergency Coordination Centre has issued a red alert along Valencia’s coast and northern interior.

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