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At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage

Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage

Here’s a look at Spain’s deadliest natural disaster of the century, by the numbers: The historic floods caused 219 deaths, 211 of them in the Valencia region alone. Another seven people died in neighboring Castilla La Mancha and one more in southern Andalusia.

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DANA floods in Spain may result in billions in financial losses

Spain has a long history of severe autumn storms, with this event drawing comparisons to historic floods, including the La Riada in 1957 and the Pantanada de Tous in 1982. The 1957 flood in Valencia, for example, resulted in the loss of over 80 lives and billions of dollars in economic damage (adjusted for inflation).

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89 People Still Missing A Week After Devastating Floods In Spain

The number only corresponds to the eastern Valencia region, where 211 of the 217 confirmed deaths took place when entire communities were swamped by tsunami-like floods on Oct. 29

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Were warning texts sent too late before Valencia floods? A timeline of how the disaster unfolded

Due to the huge death toll, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said this was the worst natural disaster in Spain’s living memory.

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Furious residents in Spain’s Valencia feel abandoned after historic floods, and more rain is on the way

DANA Desaparecidos is a social media effort to find those still unaccounted for in the devastating flash floods that swept ...

What to know about unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain

Spain’s Consortium for Insurance, a public-private entity that pays insurance claims for extreme risks like floods, said on Tuesday that it had received 21,000 claims of home insurance, 12,000 for ...

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Rosalia joins volunteers in Valencia following unprecedented floods and devastation

Rosalia has signed up as an anonymous volunteer to help people in need in Valencia, Spain. The community has been reckoning ...

Spain's deadly floods prompt government to send 10,000 soldiers, police to Valencia as death toll climbs to over 200

So far, 205 bodies have been recovered after the floods in Spain. Volunteers are helping clean up thick mud that is covering ...

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Too little, too late: How Valencia’s residents were trapped with no warning in Spain’s deadly floods

Adan Ortell Mor had a 7:30 p.m. appointment to cut a client’s hair at his salon in La Torre, Valencia, on Tuesday night. But ...

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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 ...

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Spain's worst floods in a century hit Valencia region, killing at least 158 people and leaving others missing

Floods sparked by torrential rain in Spain's Valencia region have left at least 158 people dead and others missing amid ...

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Another Valencia game postponed in Spanish league following deadly floods in Spain

Another Valencia match in the Spanish league has been postponed because of the deadly floods that have affected the region.

Spain floods: Improvised vet station treats pets sick from tainted mud

Volunteer veterinarians in eastern Spain's flood-hit Paiporta are treating pets that have caught infections from the ...

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