Very heavy rain in the Valencia region . Apparently one years worth of rain in 24 hours
64 deaths already , more expected
Flooding in Spain
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Horrendous. I haven’t read about this: how far does the flooding extend?
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It's terrible down there and is known as a gota fria.
This thread on X shows the horrendous flooding in Valencia.
Alerta News 24 (@AlertaNews24) on XAlertas desde todas partes del mundo las 24 horas en tiempo real. (📷 30/10/24: 🇪🇸 | 70 muertos por inundaciones catastróficas en Valencia.)x.com -
Spain battles deadliest flooding disaster in decades as death toll risesSpain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing.www.bbc.com
Here the weather man explains how the gota fria is formed. It's half way down the article.
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Saw it on the BBC news....very bad.
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My ex lives near Castellon and my nephew near Barcelona, but fortunately they are all okay.
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The mud alone is a tremendous, disgusting-smelling is enough. Anyone who has been through a flood will definitely understand and sympathize.
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Been watching it in the news which made the missus start greetin'.
I'm not usually one for getting upset by such news but it does look really awful. However, it was nice to see the lady smiling while holding her dog when the winchman from the rescue helicopter arrived to rescue her from her flooded house.
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Mud thrown at King and Queen of Spain as search continues for flood victimsBodyguards used their umbrellas to shield King Felipe and Queen Letizia during their visitwww.independent.co.uk
There are horror stories surfacing just now about the Bonaire Shopping Mall in Valencia.
5700 parking places , 2,000 underground.
Only today have rescue workers been able to get in as water levels recede.
Rumours of 800+ deaths in the caor park....
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Horrific and I'm not surprised at how the people reacted.
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Oh, man, that is AWFUL. But why the anger towards the king?
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Oh, man, that is AWFUL. But why the anger towards the king?
Not too sure. The people were upset as the government has done nothing.
The prime minister was there with the king but he escaped ( he actually disappeared)
The press coverage I read was very favourable to the King and ver critical if the PM
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Just as I was thinking that, if I were a Spanish citizen, I’d be upset with elected officials, from local ones up to the Prime Minister. Then I read your comment, GlasgowJohn , that the PM had disappeared.
So the King was just the only available target for misplaced but highly understandable rage.
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At the moment there are either 215 or 217 dead . It depends what your source is .
According to one source , there are no more dead bodies on the surface.
But there could be quite a few more in basements or in cars , which will only be found when the flood water is pumped away .
The story about the Shopping mall is still floating about. They have searched ground floor of the underground car park. But they still have to get to the second level. It might be fake news or it might be true....
There are still quite a few missing people.
Two British pensioners were identified today . In their seventies. Very sad.
Couple who 'always wanted to live in sunshine' found dead in Spain floodsThe couple were found by volunteers in a sparsely populated area.metro.co.uk
