31 Oct, 2024 @ 12:47
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New red alert for rain in Spain’s Valencia as experts warn of ‘extreme danger’ – amid deadliest floods in over a century

AN urgent red alert has been issued for parts of Valencia today as the region continues to suffer its deadliest floods in over a century.

At least 95 people have been killed by the DANA storms, with many more still missing.

State weather agency Aemet today issued yet another red alert – the most severe – for heavy rainfall.

In a warning on X it wrote: “RED WARNING: Very heavy rain in the north of the province of Castellon: more than 180l/m2 may accumulate.

“Extreme danger! Do not travel in the area unless absolutely necessary!

“In nearby areas of Catalonia and the Valencian Community, the orange warning continues.”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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