Spanish Flash Floods

Spain deploys 5,000 more troops to boost flood rescue effort

Death toll reaches 211 with an unknown number missing as rescuers struggle to access cut-off areas

Business - Financial Times - 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.

Mud and insults thrown as Spanish king and PM visit flood-hit town

King Felipe heckled in Paiporta, one of the municipalities worst affected by last week’s floods. Hundreds of people have heckled Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia, as well as the prime minister ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Angry crowd confront Spanish king during visit region devastated by floods

Spain's worst floods in decades have left whole neighborhoods covered in mud and strewn with mangled cars and debris. More than 200 people have died and many more are missing.

The Papers: Spanish 'flood fury' and US candidates in 'final push'

Valencia locals confronting the King and Queen of Spain and the US election dominate the papers.

Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez unveils €10bn in flood aid

Package includes help for residents and local authorities to rebuild homes, businesses and infrastructure

Business - Financial Times - November 5

78 people still missing after devastating Spanish floods

World - Yahoo News - November 8

'Life turned to dust': Boys, 3, and, 5, swept out of dad's arms in Spanish floods

Brothers Izan, 5, and Rubén, 3, were dragged from their father's arms in Valencia's deadly floods last month.

Spanish official blames flood alert failure on Madrid, not his long lunch

Head of Valencia regional government spent three hours with a journalist on day emergency alerts were sent out late

World - Financial Times - November 15

Spain's transport minister says bodies of dead still trapped in cars left by devastating flash floods

World - ABC News - October 31

I lost my six year old son when flash floods inundated Nova Scotia - This is climate breakdown

Before the floods, I was always with my boys. Always. This is Tera’s story. Location Martock, Canada. Disaster Nova Scotia floods, 2023. Tera works with people who have physical and mental ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Tropical Storm Sara forms in the Caribbean and threatens flash floods and mudslides in Central America, forecasters say

World - ABC News - November 14

Flood 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

World - ABC News - October 31

Flood 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.

Spanish residents appeal for help, 3 days after historic floods left at least 158 dead

World - Yahoo News - November 1

Angry crowds throw mud and shout insults at Spanish king as he tours flood damage

Anger and frustration erupted in Spain on Sunday as King Felipe VI arrived in the town of Paiporta to survey the damage from historic flash floods that killed more than 200 people on Tuesday night.

‘After three days we found her alive’: the ‘miracle’ rescues after Spanish floods

Media reported stories of survivors including the woman trapped in her car in a flooded underpass for 72 hours. Her car was among the scores that were swept up in Spain’s deadly floods, tossed ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Angry crowds throw mud and shout insults at Spanish king as he tours flood damage

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Latest in Spanish Flash Floods

Spain deploys 5,000 more troops to boost flood rescue effort

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

Mud and insults thrown as Spanish king and PM visit flood-hit town

Angry crowd confront Spanish king during visit region devastated by floods

The Papers: Spanish 'flood fury' and US candidates in 'final push'

Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez unveils €10bn in flood aid

78 people still missing after devastating Spanish floods

'Life turned to dust': Boys, 3, and, 5, swept out of dad's arms in Spanish floods

Spanish official blames flood alert failure on Madrid, not his long lunch

Spain's transport minister says bodies of dead still trapped in cars left by devastating flash floods

I lost my six year old son when flash floods inundated Nova Scotia - This is climate breakdown

Tropical Storm Sara forms in the Caribbean and threatens flash floods and mudslides in Central America, forecasters say

Flood survivors say regional Spanish officials waited too long to warn them of the danger

Flood survivors say regional Spanish officials waited too long to warn them of the danger

Spanish residents appeal for help, 3 days after historic floods left at least 158 dead

Angry crowds throw mud and shout insults at Spanish king as he tours flood damage

‘After three days we found her alive’: the ‘miracle’ rescues after Spanish floods

Angry crowds throw mud and shout insults at Spanish king as he tours flood damage

Topics