The king of Spain was pelted with mud and rocks by a crowd of furious flood survivors as he visited a devastated town in Spain’s Valencia region on Sunday. The unprecedented attack took place as ...
The king later told regional authorities at the command post of emergency response efforts that they had to give “hope to those affected by the flood and attend to their needs, guaranteeing that ...
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Nearly 200,000 residents in western Japan are urged to evacuate due to landslide and flood warnings. The remnants of a downgraded tropical storm continue to bring heavy rainfall. Listen to Story ...
Public outrage over the authorities’ handling of the second-deadliest flood in Europe this century seems set to grow as the region remains engulfed in grief and frustration. European Editor at ...
Sanchez said in a televised address that the disaster was the second deadliest flood in Europe this century and announced a huge increase in the security forces dedicated to relief works.
For days, the people of Paiporta have been dealing with the devastation of their town. But what hurts them now is the sense that they have been forgotten by their country. As we walk through this ...
This morning, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described the flood as the "worst natural weather ... “I was at home for three days with no light, no water, no phones, nothing,” she says.
Officials said the death toll is likely to keep rising. It is already Spain's worst flood-related disaster in modern history and the deadliest to hit Europe since the 1970s. Members of the fire ...
Video footage shows how a first wave of flood water washed through Paiporta as cars were still circulating. Although rainfall was heavier in other areas, such as Utiel and Chiva, Paiporta’s ...
Rescuers in Paiporta, where more than 60 people died, were still pulling bodies from the mud. “We are alive,” a resident said. “But we have lost everything.” By Emma Bubola Emma Bubola ...