Spain – Deadly Floods in Asturias
Four people have died in landslides and flooding caused by days of heavy rains in northern Spain. The fatalities occurred in in the Principality of Asturias, a region of northwest…
Four people have died in landslides and flooding caused by days of heavy rains in northern Spain. The fatalities occurred in in the Principality of Asturias, a region of northwest…
ROME, Nov 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From the floating city of Venice to prehistoric rock carvings in Spain, Europe’s cultural heritage is vulnerable to floods, quakes and wildfires, and…
Heavy rain from around 15 November has caused flash flooding and landslides in parts of eastern Spain and southern France. A man was swept away by flood waters of an…
Several days of torrential rain have caused flooding in eastern and southern Spain. At least one person has died and dozens rescued or evacuated. The heavy rain began on 18…
At least five people have died in flash floods on the island of Mallorca, Spain, local government officials said today. Some areas of Mallorca (also known as Majorca and part…
Raging flood waters swept through the town of Ronda in Malaga Province, southern Spain yesterday, 13 September, 2018. In a similar fashion to the flooding that struck in Toldeo Province,…
Torrential rain on Saturday 08 September caused violent flash flooding in the small town of Cebolla, Toledo province, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, central Spain. Local observers said…
Update, 08 June, 2018: The recent flooding in France has claimed another victim, according to reports by Agence France-Presse. Early on 08 June a man was found dead in his…
Torrential rain in parts of southern Spain from 02 to 03 June, 2018, have caused severe flooding in Valencia, Albacete and Murcia. Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) Valencia said that…
Flooding has hit parts of Navarre and Aragon regions in north-eastern Spain after snow-melt in river catchment areas and a period of heavy rain caused rivers to overflow. Some rivers…
At least one person has died and another is missing after a storm in Andalusia, southern Spain on 17 March, 2018. The storm brought strong winds with gusts of over…
I-REACT, an innovation project funded by the European Commission, has been developing a set of technologies for emergency responders, citizens and decision makers that will be put to the test…
A landmark study shows the impact of flooding, droughts and heatwaves by 2050-2100 will exceed previous predictions in Europe. Research by Newcastle University in the UK has for the first…
Europe is expected to see a considerable increase in flood risk in coming years, even under an optimistic climate change scenario of 1.5°C warming compared to pre-industrial levels. A study…
Damage to vulnerable infrastructure caused by climate hazards could triple by the 2020s and rise over ten-fold by the end of the century. LONDON, 1 December, 2017 – Europeans need…
A short period of heavy rain in Andalusia, southern Spain, caused flash flooding in the provinces of Malaga, Granada, Seville and Cadiz on Wednesday, 29 November 2017. A train was…