Devastation in Paiporta, at the epicenter of Spain's floods: 'Dozens of people saved lives all around here'
The city on the southern outskirts of Valencia was devastated by a sudden wave of mud almost 2 meters high, on the night of October 29. At least 62 people perished. Tales of tragedy and acts of courage intertwine in a community in a state of shock.
Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after ...
An unknown number of people remain missing. People clean the street of mud in an area affected by floods in Paiporta, a ...
As Spain grapples with its deadliest flood disaster in decades, tensions are escalating in the devastated Valencian suburb of ...
Paiporta's mayor, Maribel Albalat, told RTVE that they hadn't received a warning of the imminent danger and people were ...
As the country reels from a flood that has left at least 214 people dead, thousands have flocked to devastated areas to help.
The Independent on MSN3d
‘Where is the aid? This town is a cemetery’: Paiporta flood victim reveals horror in Spain’s worst-hit townDani Sorní, a 22-year-old resident from Paiporta, the epicentre of the disaster, is grappling with a reality more akin to a ...
The informally organised groups of stick-wielding locals are patrolling one of the worst-affected areas, where more than 60 out of at least 217 victims of the disaster died.
On the afternoon of Oct. 29, between 40 and 50 people had prayed the rosary at 6 p.m. and, a half hour later, the exposition ...
The Washington Post on MSN1d
Protesters hurl mud at Spain’s king, queen and prime minister after floodsKing Felipe, Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were met with anger in Paiporta, a town badly hit by the ...
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