BEST OF THE WEB: Two Dead and Thousands Evacuated as Storm Adam Dumps Record 25 Inches of Rain in 24 Hours on Eastern Spain
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Some people sat in flooded buildings and waited partly for their salvation on roofs.
BEST OF THE WEB: Two dead and thousands evacuated as Storm Adam dumps record 25 inches of rain in 24 hours on eastern Spain
A night and day to forget across eastern Spain, particularly in the Valencian regions of La Marina and La Safor. Unprecedented rainfall exceeding 600mm overnight has left rivers including the Girona and Vernissa overflowing their banks, trapping dozens of residents in their homes - with several forced onto rooftops to await rescue. Appearing alongside Government Delegate Pilar Bernabé following an emergency Cecopi coordination meeting early on M…
Up to 712 liters per square meter in 24 hours. This is the enormous amount of water that the storm that we are starting to leave behind in this municipality in the interior of the Marina Alta has left behind. The figure testifies to the episode of historic rainfall that the southern half of the Valencian Community has experienced in recent hours and that has flooded municipalities in the Safor, such as Daimús, Bellreguard or Oliva, and in the no…
The Valencian Community faces exceptional rainfall and flooding. In Oliva rescuers reach people by boat, while at least 15 helicopters are engaged along the coast Seven hundred and twenty liters of rain per square meter in 24 hours in Forna, 693 in Pego. The storm Adam is investing the Valencian Community, in Spain, with exceptional rainfalls, floods [...]
Heavy storms cause dramatic floods in the east of Spain. In the village of Forna near Alicante, 718 litres of rain per square meter fall within a good 24 hours. Roads turn into rushing rivers. Numerous people have to be saved.
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