Some 500 soldiers were deployed to search for people who are still missing and help survivors of the storm, which triggered a fresh weather alert in the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia, where rains are expected to continue during the weekend.
Officials said the death toll is likely to keep rising.
Shweta Sharma2 November 2024 04:30
1730520000Climate change is making extreme downpours in Spain heavier and more likely, scientists say
Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this week’s deluge of Valencia, according to a rapid but partial analysis Thursday by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who study global warming’s role in extreme weather.
Monstrous flash floods in Spain claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone. An unknown number of people are still missing and more victims could be found. Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday.
World Weather Attribution said climate change is the most likely explanation for extreme downpours in southern Spain, as a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to heavier downpours. The group noted its analysis is not a full, detailed attribution study, as the scientists did not use climate models to simulate the event in a world without human-caused warming.
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Holly Evans2 November 2024 04:00
1730516400Flood survivors say regional Spanish officials waited too long to warn them of the danger
Moments after rushing waters burst through the door to her home, Mari Carmen Pérez received a text message alert from regional Spanish authorities warning her of the possibility of flash floods.
By the time Pérez’s phone buzzed, the water has already gushed into her kitchen, living room and bathroom, forcing her and her family to flee upstairs.
“They didn’t have any idea of what was going on,” Pérez, a 56-year-old cleaner, said Thursday by phone from Barrio de la Torre in Valencia. “Everything is ruined. The people here, we have never seen anything like this.”
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Holly Evans2 November 2024 03:00
1730512800Watch: Woman and baby airlifted to safety from Spain’s flash floods 
Watch: Baby airlifted to safety from Spain’s flash floods by metal cage
Watch the moment an elderly woman and baby are airlifted to safety from catastrophic flash floods in Valencia, Spain. Emergency services have shared footage of the woman and one-year-old baby being rescued after their home was flooded by water on Thursday (31 October). It captures the moment a military emergency unit rescues the woman using a metal cage attached to a helicopter. The official number of people killed by the catastrophic floods has risen dramatically to 158. Spain’s prime minister has urged residents to stay at home as he warned devastation is “not finished” and declared Valencia a “disaster zone”.
Holly Evans2 November 2024 02:00
1730509200In pictures: Spain’s flash flooding sees mud and debris fill streets 
Volunteers and locals help to clean up following heavy rains that caused floods in Paiporta (REUTERS)
Members of the fire brigade, which are part of a search and rescue unit, carry out work (Getty Images)
Residents clean up a mud-and-debris-covered street after flooding hit large parts of the country (Getty Images)
Holly Evans2 November 2024 01:00
1730505600Real Madrid’s trip to Valencia postponed amid deadly flooding in Spain
Valencia’s match against Real Madrid this weekend has been postponed due to the deadly floods which killed at least 95 people in the Spanish region.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said LaLiga games, women’s matches and youth fixtures due to be played in the Valencian area have been called off.
Valencia has been declared a “disaster zone” by Spain’s prime minister authorities have warned against non-essential travel in the region.
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Holly Evans2 November 2024 00:00
1730502412Tourist hotspot Palma in Majorca on high alert for storm and flooding
The tourist hotspot Palma on the island of Majorca is bracing itself for heavy rainfall and floods as the deadly storm, which has killed more than 200 people, heads towards the Balearic Islands.
Locals and tourists have been urged to remain inside after Spain‘s national weather service warned that the brunt of the storm was headed for Majorca.
Palma’s first deputy mayor, Javier Bonet told people to only leave their homes if it is “absolutely necessary”.
He said: “We are not on red alert, but it is essential to warn the population to avoid greater risks.”
Holly Evans1 November 2024 23:06
1730502046Expat teacher in Spain still trapped after flood waters surround town and food runs out
An expat teacher living south of Valencia in Spain says he is unable to leave his town due to being “surrounded by water” following flash flooding in the region.
John Fahy, 55, who lives in a seaside town called Cullera, also reported there being no food in the supermarkets, with no new supplies expected for a while.
At least 158 people have been killed in Spain’s worst flooding disaster this century, with rescue workers searching for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings.
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Holly Evans1 November 2024 23:00
1730498446‘Where is the aid? My town is a cemetery’: Spanish flood victim reveals horror
Dani Sorní, a 22-year-old resident of Paiporta, the epicentre of the disaster, described the grave conditions. “This town is a cemetery, with bodies trapped under a metre-and-a-half of mud and under cars,” he told The Independent.
With the final death toll feared to be 400, survivors described a “tsunami” of water trapping victims in their cars and their fury over poor planning and slow response by authorities.
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Holly Evans1 November 2024 22:00
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