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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has warned ‘climate change kills’ in latest speech

PEDRO Sanchez has warned ‘climate change kills’ in his latest speech following the Valencia flood disaster. The Prime Minister of Spain avoided discussing allegations of

6 Nov, 2024 @ 17:06

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Business losses estimated at least €10 BILLION as Valencia flood disaster impact spirals upwards

LAST week’s flood tragedy in Valencia has exacted a massive financial cost in addition to all of the human pain. Spain now faces its ‘biggest

6 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

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Missing person total revealed with family members supplying DNA to identify Valencia flood disaster victims

Missing person total revealed as worried family members supply DNA to identify Valencia flood disaster victims

AT least 89 people remain missing after last week’s deadly floods in Valencia province, according to regional Superior Court of Justice The number includes only

6 Nov, 2024 @ 12:45

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Deadly flooding in Valencia ‘mostly strengthened’ by climate change, EU report reveals

A EUROPEAN Union study has confirmed that Valencia’s deadly storms were ‘mostly strengthened by human-driven climate change.’ According to the ClimaMeter research, rainfall was 15%

6 Nov, 2024 @ 11:55

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WATCH: Spanish TV presenter caught ‘covering himself in mud’ moments before reporting on camera from flood-struck Valencia

A SPANISH lawyer and influencer was caught on camera deliberately covering himself in mud before delivering a news segment on the Valencia floods. Rubert Gisbert,

5 Nov, 2024 @ 19:30

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Valencia local water authority denies it ‘deleted data to hide it knew a disaster was imminent’: Torrent in Spain’s worst natural disaster for a century was ‘so powerful it swept sensor away’

THE flow of water through the Poyo Ravine at the epicentre of last week’s flooding was so powerful that it overwhelmed the sensor, according to

5 Nov, 2024 @ 19:06

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WATCH: Ghostly footage from the underground car park in Spain’s Valencia where it was feared dozens of bodies could be found

THE first footage of Valencia’s flooded underground car park has come in, showing the aftermath of the storm once the waters had receded. Authorities had

5 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

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A third of homes flooded in Valencia were built in at risk areas during the housing bubble- researchers reveal

RESEARCHERS have revealed that a third of homes flooded during the DANA storm in Valencia were built on land at risk of flooding during the

5 Nov, 2024 @ 12:35

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Valencia demands €31 billion in aid from Madrid following devastating DANA floods

THE GOVERNMENT of Valencia has demanded €31 billion in aid from Madrid following the devastating floods caused by DANA. Carlos Mazon, the President of the

5 Nov, 2024 @ 10:57

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Spanish army searches for bodies in Valencia's biggest car park after it was filled with 200 million litres of water during deadly floods

Spanish army searches for bodies in Valencia shopping centre car park after it was filled with 200 million litres of water during deadly floods

ARMY and police divers did not find any bodies on Monday morning after checking 50 vehicles in the underground car park at the Bonaire shopping

4 Nov, 2024 @ 20:00

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Spain's opposition demands a 'state of emergency' be declared over the devastating Valencia floods

Spain’s opposition demands a ‘national emergency’ be declared over the devastating Valencia floods

THE leader of Spain’s main opposition party- the conservative Partido Popular(PP)- has said he wants the national government to manage the Valencia flood crisis. Alberto

4 Nov, 2024 @ 19:00

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Valencia president is told to resign by opposition leaders as they demand he is ‘put on trial’ for ‘mishandling crisis’

Political fallout from Spain’s flood disaster: Valencia president is told to resign by opposition leaders as they demand he is ‘put on trial’ for ‘mishandling crisis’

A LEADING figure in the far-left Podemos political party has demanded the resignation of Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, for his handling of the flood disaster.

4 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

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Man who confronted the King of Spain over flood disaster mismanagement defends his ‘frustration’ during ‘intense morning’

A YOUNG Valenciano who berated the King of Spain amid chaotic scenes in the ground zero town of last week’s deadly floods has denied that

4 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

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Mud slingers who attacked Queen Letizia in Valencia ‘were part of fringe group’, claims Spain’s Interior Minister

A GOVERNMENT minister has said that a ‘marginal’ group of violent people threw mud at the King and Queen of Spain on Sunday during their

4 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

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British expat couple are found dead in their car after being swept away by Valencia floods in Spain

A BRITISH couple have been confirmed among the dead following the devastating floods in Valencia. The bodies of Don Turner, 78, and his wife Terry,

4 Nov, 2024 @ 12:43

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Fears of a new epidemic in Spain’s flood-ravaged Valencia due to stagnant and contaminated waters: Vaccines are rolled out to locals

VALENCIA has begun vaccinating locals and volunteers over fears of an epidemic following the devastating DANA floods. President of the region Carlos Mazon said a

4 Nov, 2024 @ 11:49

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Pictured: Two ‘chubby-cheeked’ boys aged three and five remain missing from Spain’s flood disaster zone

TWO young boys remain missing in Valencia after disappearing during the deadly DANA storms on October 29. Izan Matias and Ruben Matias Calatayud, aged five

4 Nov, 2024 @ 11:25

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Watch: Chilling moment firefighters in Spain row boats through flooded car parks in search of deadly DANA storm victims

THIS is the moment firefighters were filmed rowing boats through flooded car parks in Spain in search for victims of the deadly DANA storms. READ

2 Nov, 2024 @ 12:08

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King Charles and Queen Camilla are ‘utterly heartbroken’ following deadly floods in Spain: British monarch pens letter to King Felipe VI

KING Charles has sent a heartfelt message to Spain following the deadly floods that have claimed more than 200 lives. In a letter addressed to

2 Nov, 2024 @ 11:49

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Update: Valencia local finds her family after suffering agonising hours without contact

A VALENCIA local has found her family after hours of no contact and constant worry. Maleni Vidal, 50, has finally spoken to her brother, his

2 Nov, 2024 @ 06:00

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British couple in their 60s are missing from epicentre of Spain’s flood disaster where ‘bodies were floating into homes’

Do you know more about this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es A BRITISH couple are believed to be among the hundreds still missing from Spain’s flood disaster

1 Nov, 2024 @ 22:52

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Interactive map of the missing in Valencia: Human toll of disaster is laid bare as devastated families plea for information on kids as young as three

AN interactive map of the missing in Valencia has laid bare the emotional trauma of the disaster that has claimed more than 200 lives. ‘Two

1 Nov, 2024 @ 19:00

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Crisis in Valencia: Around 1,900 people are still missing following historic flash floods while hospitals are ‘on the verge of collapse’

A STAGGERING 1,900 people are still missing following the deadly flash floods in Valencia which have so far claimed the lives of more than 200

1 Nov, 2024 @ 18:13

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Valencia is targeted by looters after devastating floods: Police make 183 arrests

THE Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have pooled resources to arrest looters of homes, stores, and shopping centres affected by the Valencia area flood disaster.

1 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

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Why is the death toll from Spain’s Valencia floods so high?

As Spain grapples with the afternath of the devastating flash floods that have claimed over 200 lives, many are questioning why the toll is so

1 Nov, 2024 @ 17:58

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Volunteers flocking to Valencia ‘are delaying emergency workers’: President considers travel restrictions

TRAVEL restrictions could be imposed to stop well-meaning people blocking roads to get aid through to flood victims in Valencia province. Valencian president, Carlos Mazon,

1 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

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