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On 29 October 2024, torrential rain caused by an isolated low-pressure area at high levels brought over a year's worth of precipitation to several areas in southeastern Spain, including the Valencian Community, Castilla–La Mancha, and Andalusia.The resulting floodwaters caused the deaths of at least 211 people and substantial property damage. [1] [2] It is one of the deadliest natural ...
The Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum WUF12, convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from 4 to 8 November 2024, returning to the African continent after more than 20 years after its inception in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2002.
2 dni temu · The deadly flooding that rocked Spain this week following intense, historic rainfall is so expansive and severe the area looked like an inland sea from space. A year’s worth of rain fell in just ...
2 dni temu · The map locates the Valencia region in eastern Spain, and its capital, Valencia. It also locates the neighboring regions of Catalonia, to the north, and Castilla-La Mancha to the west. The ...
3 dni temu · Southern and eastern parts of Spain have been hit by severe flash floods. The city of Valencia received more than a year's worth of rainfall in only eight hours on October 29. At least 140 people ...
4 dni temu · It is possibly Spain's worst in its modern history as the number of victims surpassed 87 people killed in a 1996 flood near the town of Biescas in the Pyrenees mountains. ... 2024 · 5:03 AM UTC ...
1 dzień temu · Shocking before and after photos show the devastation from flash floods in Spain. Joshua Nelken-Zitser, Jessica Orwig, and Morgan McFall-Johnsen. Oct 31, 2024, 3:06 PM PDT. This before-and-after ...