At least 51 people have died in Spain from devastating flash floods, authorities say
Associated PressNOV 12 2024
At least 95 people are dead following severe flooding in eastern and southern Spain. The worst hit was eastern Valencia, which endured a historic 'cold drop,' or when autumnal cold air from the north moves over the warm water of the Mediterranean.
It was reportedly the country's worst natural disaster in decades, with areas like teh suburb Barrio de la Torre experiencing a year's worth of rainfall in eight hours, cars stacked on top of each other, trees uprooted, downed powerlines, and most of the deaths.
Other infrastructural damage included suspended high-speed train lines between Valencia and Madrid, indefinite closures of other train services, over 150K people without power, and multiple road closures, as the flooods turned many of them into rivers.