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Watch first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia Emergency teams in Spain are continuing their efforts to locate dozens of people still missing in what is the worst flooding disaster in generations. More than 200 people are known to have died, with most fatalities happening in the Valencia region, but the death […]
Taoiseach Simon Harris has expressed his condolences on the deaths of at least 158 people in Spain following flash flooding. Spain’s worst natural disaster in generations has left a trail of destruction in the south and east of the country, resulting in cars piled on top of one another, uprooted trees and downed power lines. […]
European Commission envoy Florika Fink-Hooijer said the “catastrophe” in Spain’s Valencia region earlier this week highlighted the link between biodiversity loss and human-caused climate change. Worsening droughts and flooding cause the loss of plant species such as trees — which serve as a bulwark against some of the worst effects of global warming. “If we […]
Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as people tried to salvage what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the region of Valencia. More horrors emerged from the debris and ubiquitous layers of mud […]
Alex Philbin, from Dublin, says she has witnessed flooding in the region before but never “of this scale” Source link
Number of people confirmed dead rises to at least 72 The number of fatalities has risen to at least 72 people, government sources have told newspaper El País. Several people remain missing. Rescue operations continue across southern and eastern Spain but have been hindered by downed power lines that have cut off electricity as well […]
More than a year’s worth of rain fell overnight in some areas, washing away bridges and flooding towns. Source link
Floodwaters drag everything out to sea in Manacor. Credit: Miquel Marquez Pons, X Emergency services have attended over a hundred incidents in and around the port of Manacor in Mallorca due to flash flooding. Seasonal heavy rains have been dumping heavy amounts of water all across the Iberian peninsula, but the Balearic Islands are being […]
The Myanmar junta is using transportation blockades put in place during fighting with the KNDF to stop emergency aid from reaching areas of the state affected by Typhoon Yagi. By FRONTIER Ko Han Thawzin struggled to wade through the raging river in the pitch dark, weighed down by a backpack filled with sand and rocks. […]
Article content The District of North Vancouver has declared a state of local emergency and ordered three homes evacuated in the Deep Cove neighbourhood over concerns debris left behind from last weekend’s atmospheric river could pose a safety risk. A statement late Saturday from the district says that during the heavy rain, debris filled the […]