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Manslaughter investigation opened against Spain’s weather agency over Valencia flood deaths

THE chief of Spain’s national weather agency is facing investigation for manslaughter over the deaths of 221 people in Valencia last month. María Jose Rallo

21 Nov, 2024 @ 15:30

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Spain’s government blames climate change for Valencia flood disaster and criticises region ‘for not knowing how to respond’

SPAIN’S environment minister says that climate change was mainly to blame for the Valencia flood disaster, as she defended the government’s handling of the response

21 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

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Spain’s King and Queen return to flood-ravaged Valencia: Royal couple enjoy warm welcome after infamous mud-slinging incident

KING Felipe and Queen Letizia got a warm greeting on a visit to flood-hit Chiva in Valencia province on Tuesday. The royal couple’s welcome was

19 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

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Fourth businessman is found dead after doomed lunch at ground zero of Valencia’s DANA floods

THE BODY of the fourth missing businessman has been found in Valencia following doomed lunch at ground zero. At noon Sunday, November 17 the body

19 Nov, 2024 @ 11:40

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How a baby girl was rescued from inside a suitcase during deadly Valencia floods: Family members recall their narrow escape from death

THE story of baby Aurora’s survival when the floods struck Paiporta on October 29 has been held up as a great example of community cooperation

18 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

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Valencia flood death toll officially rises to 219: Most people died inside homes or garages

THE death toll from the Valencia floods has risen to 219 following the discovery of a man’s body in Ribaroja. It has also been revealed

18 Nov, 2024 @ 12:50

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Valencia president Carlos Mazon apologises for ‘mistakes’ made during handling of DANA disaster – but refuses to resign

VALENCIA president Carlos Mazon has apologised for mistakes made during the handling of the region’s flood disaster which has so far claimed 216 lives, but

15 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

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Interior designers. architects, and decorators join forces to make flood-devastated properties habitable in Valencia

Interior designers, architects, and decorators come together to make Valencia’s flood-devastated properties habitable

OVER 100 interior designers, architects, and decorators have come together to make flood-hit homes in the Valencia area habitable again. The collective is called Interioristas

14 Nov, 2024 @ 18:45

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Nearly half of the victims of the Valencia DANA floods were aged 70 years and above

Valencia DANA deaths latest: Almost half of people killed were aged over 70 – as missing persons figure is updated

ALMOST half of the 216 fatalities caused by the DANA in Valencia province were people aged 70 years and above- totalling 104. 15 of the

14 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

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High Commissioner will 'fast-track' flood-hit area rebuilding as minister criticises Valencia president for being slow over weather warnings and requesting army support

High Commissioner will ‘fast-track’ flood area rebuilding as minister says Valencia president was too slow to respond in early hours of disaster

THE national government will appoint a High Commissioner to oversee reconstruction work in DANA-hit Valencia province. The announcement was made in Congress on Wednesday by

13 Nov, 2024 @ 18:45

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Car journey ban imposed in parts of Valencia as precaution due to heavy rain and fears of new floods

Valencia bans all non-essential car journeys from 6pm TONIGHT amid fears of yet more DANA floods

A BAN on non-essential car journeys will be imposed from 6pm on Wednesday in 20 Valencia province municipalities. The restriction will operate for 24 hours

13 Nov, 2024 @ 17:09

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King of Spain praises work of armed forces during visit to Valencia flood zone

KING Felipe visited Valencia province on Tuesday to check on the work of the armed forces in helping emergency relief efforts in the flood-hit area.

13 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

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Mercadona will give up to €65,000 to individual staff members affected by the Valencia floods

STAFF at the Mercadona supermarket chain could get up to €65,000 each to pay for storm damage caused by the Valencia floods. The company announced

13 Nov, 2024 @ 11:12

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‘We’re devastated’: Heartbreak in Valencia as bodies of missing ‘chubby-cheeked’ boys are discovered among wreckage

THE search for two missing brothers swept away in Valencia’s flooding tragedy two weeks ago has ended in heartbreak. The bodies of Izan, three, and

13 Nov, 2024 @ 10:49

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Spain's King Felipe returns to Valencia after 'mud-throwing' incidents by flood victims earlier this month

King of Spain visits armed forces in Valencia and will return to ‘ground zero’ towns with Queen Letizia – after pair were pelted with mud

KING FELIPE will visit Valencia province on Tuesday, nine days after he and Queen Letizia had to abandon a trip to Paiporta when mud was

12 Nov, 2024 @ 12:22

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Bodies of three business titans are discovered in Valencia after they vanished during lunch at ground zero of DANA floods

THE BODIES of three businessmen who vanished while having lunch during the DANA floods have been discovered in Valencia. As the tragedy of Valencia’s deadly

11 Nov, 2024 @ 13:39

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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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Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after daughter, 2, dies after being locked in car for five hours

A YOUNG girl died in Castellon after her father forgot that she was in the car and locked the vehicle. The two-year-old suffered for five

6 Nov, 2024 @ 16:22

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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 flood disaster death toll rises to 221 with seven people still reported missing

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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