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Spain Deploys 10,000 More Troops to Flood Epicentre

Spain is deploying 10,000 more troops and police officers to the eastern Valencia region devastated by historic floods that have killed 211 people, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday. Hopes of finding survivors were slim more than three days after torrents of muddy water submerged towns and wrecked infrastructure in the European ...

Pope Expresses Solidarity with Those Affected by Spanish Floods

Pope Francis expressed his solidarity on Friday with the Spanish populations affected by the floods, which have resulted in at least 158 deaths and dozens of missing persons. "Let us pray for the people of the Iberian Peninsula, especially for the community of Valencia, ravaged by storm Dana," the name given in Italy to the severe weather that ...

Real Madrid - Valencia Postponed Due to Deadly Floods

Real Madrid's away match at Valencia in La Liga this weekend was postponed on Thursday by the Spanish football federation due to floods that have killed more than 95 people. Villarreal's home match against Rayo Vallecano was also suspended after the devastating flash floods in eastern Spain. La Liga asked the Spanish football federation (RFEF) ...

Death Toll Expected to Rise as Floods in Spain Kill 95

Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc. Rescuers were expected to find more bodies in the European country's deadliest flood in more than 50 years and three days of official mourning were due to start on ...

State of Emergency in Greek Port City over Dead Fish Flood

The port city of Volos in central Greece declared a state of emergency following an inundation of dead fish, which local residents say could threaten their livelihoods, the state's news agency announced Saturday. The month-long emergency declaration issued by the Climate Ministry's Secretary-General for Civil Protection, Vassilios Papageorgiou, ...

At Least 24 Dead in Yemen Floods as Search Goes on

At least 24 people have been killed in flash floods in western Yemen, a United Nations agency says, as search efforts continue for those still missing. Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of seasonal rains in the Yemeni highlands, much of which are controlled by the Huthi