Valencia Madrid postponed amid fatal flooding

Valencia-Madrid postponed amid fatal flooding

Real Madrid's LaLiga match at Valencia on Saturday has been postponed because of the deadly flash floods in Spain.

Sports - ESPN - November 1

Valencia's cup game postponed after fatal floods

Valencia have has their request to postpone Wednesday's Copa del Rey game against Parla Escuela in Madrid accepted by Spain's football federation (RFEF) after floods in the southeast of the ...

Sports - ESPN - October 30

Valencia game postponed again amid flood fallout

Valencia's LaLiga fixture against Espanyol set for Sunday has been postponed as the city continues to deal with the fallout of deadly flooding that hit the south-eastern region of Spain last week.

Sports - ESPN - November 6

Why was Valencia vs. Real Madrid postponed? Massive floods after storms in Spain causes match rescheduling

Real Madrid announced they'd contribute $1 million dollars to the recovery effort

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

LaLiga requests Valencia vs. Madrid postponement

Laliga has requested the postponement of first and second division matches in the Valencia area this weekend, the Spanish federation said Wednesday, after floods in the south-east of Spain left at ...

Sports - ESPN - October 31

Simeone: Games amid fatal floods make no sense

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone said on Saturday it made no sense to play this weekend after catastrophic floods swept the eastern region of Spain.

Sports - ESPN - November 3

Spain's PM orders 10,000 troops and police to flood-hit Valencia

Spain's prime minister said the flooding that killed 211 people was one of worst in Europe this century.

Spain's PM orders 10,000 troops and police to flood-hit Valencia

World - Yahoo News - November 3

Valencia floods: 'There is mud everywhere here'

The BBC's Nicky Schiller says the La Torre area of the city has been completely devastated.

Spain floods see Copa games postponed again

Five of seven Copa del Rey matches have been postponed again by the Spanish football federation after Spain's worst flash floods in modern history killed at least 217 people.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

Floods in Spain’s Valencia Region Kill at Least 95

About 1,000 soldiers from emergency response units deployed to the affected areas, and the death toll was expected to rise after one of the worst natural disasters to hit the country in recent years.

World - The New York Times - October 31

Valencia floods aftermath 'like a disaster movie'

The BBC's Nicky Schiller reports from the scene of Spanish flooding where cars are piled up.

How Deadly Flooding Ravaged Spain's Valencia Region

Nearly 16 inches of rain fell, but experts say the need for infrastructure improvements was well understood in the region.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 2

Valencia floods: LaLiga seeks game rescheduling

LaLiga have requested Valencia and Levante's matches this weekend be postponed as recovery efforts continue in the region following deadly flooding which has left at least 218 people dead.

Sports - ESPN - November 5

Over 100,000 people protest in Valencia over floods

Protesters are demanding the resignation of the Valencia regional head, accusing him of mishandling the response to last month's floods.

Valencia’s president admits mistakes in flood response but will not resign

Carlos Mazón resists calls to step down, saying floods that killed 216 in his area were unprecedented and ‘apocalyptic’. The regional president of Valencia, who is under mounting pressure over ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Bologna-AC Milan soccer match postponed following extensive flooding

AC Milan’s weekend match at Bologna in Italy’s top soccer league has been postponed

Sports - ABC News - October 24

Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service amid search for victims in Valencia

Continuing storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed over 200 people, mostly near Valencia, are dumping rain on Barcelona

World - ABC News - November 4

Dozens dead in flash floods in Valencia, Spain, officials say

The flash floods were caused by heavy rain, which by Wednesday morning had begun "easing off," according to the country's meteorological agency.

Trapped in cars and garages: Why Spanish floods proved so deadly

Drivers trapped in cars, poor planning and extreme rainfall worsened by climate change are likely to have contributed.

Watch first wave of flood water gushing through town in Valencia

Cars were still driving along streets when the Valencian town of Paiporta was hit by devastating floods.

Spain's government to send 10,000 soldiers and police to Valencia after deadly floods

World - Yahoo News - November 2

Spain's government to send 10,000 soldiers and police to Valencia after deadly floods

Four days have passed since tsunami-like floods swept through the southern outskirts of Valencia city, covering many communities with sticky, thick mud

World - ABC News - November 2

Spain's king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia

Protesters shouted "murderer" at Felipe VI, and the prime minister had to be evacuated as the crowd grew hostile.

Royal couple, prime minister visit Valencia as flood toll reaches 214

World - Yahoo News - November 3

Angry crowds hurl mud and insults at Spain's king in flood-hit Valencia

Angry residents in the town of Paiporta shouted "murderers" and threw mud at Spanish King Felipe VI as he was surveying the damage from historic flash floods that killed more than 200 people in the ...

Barcelona hit by new flood as rescuers search Valencia basement car park

Teams are searching for missing people in vehicles in an inundated shopping centre car park.

Valencia Asks for €31 Billion Rescue Package After Deadly Floods

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Thousands call for Valencia’s leader to resign over deadly floods response

About 130,000 Spaniards protest against perceived failings by Carlos Mazón’s regional government. Spaniards have taken to the streets of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response

Tens of thousands of Spaniards have marched in the eastern city of Valencia to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s catastrophic floods

World - ABC News - November 10

Tens of thousands of Spaniards demand the resignation of Valencia leader for bungling flood response

Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in the eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week’s ...

New storms and flooding threaten Spain's hard-hit Valencia again

New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes

World - ABC News - November 13

Spain clings to fragments of hope in time of disaster after floods

Floods and torrential rain have not gone away and residents hail stories of heroism as the clean-up continues.

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