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Vigilante groups patrol Spain's flood-hit Paiporta by night
Vigilante groups, angry at authorities' response to Spain's worst flood disaster in decades, have taken to the streets of the Valencian suburb of Paiporta to prevent what they say are widespread robberies and looting after dark.
'It is all in ruins.' The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain's floods
Most everything else in the daycare — the cradles, the highchairs, the toys — was ruined when a crushing wall of water swept through Paiporta, turning the Valencia municipality of 30,000 into the likely epicenter of Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.
Spain: Aftermath of flash floods in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain - 3 Nov 2024
Paiporta, Spain - 03, 2024 Cleaning operations of the streets of the town filled with mud with shovels and other tools in the aftermath of the flash floods. More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that affected the area around Valencia,
Stick-wielding locals patrol in Spain's flood-hit Paiporta
STORY: :: Vigilantes patrol the streets of one of Spain’s worst flood-hit areas to deter theives and looting :: Paiporta, Spain :: November 4, 2024 :: Martin "We are patrolling mainly because we do not want our neighbours to feel the insecurity that they ...
Locals chase Spain’s king, prime minister out of flood-hit region
Valencia residents living among ruins and dead bodies decry the response of authorities to the disaster — and brace for more rain.
Spain’s King Felipe Pelted With Mud on Visit to Flood Hit Region
While visiting the flood-stricken town of Paiporta, Spain's King Felipe was confronted by local residents protesting the government's response to the disaster.
Protests broke out as Spain’s King Felipe visited the deadly floods areas in Paiporta
Protests erupted as Spain's King Felipe visited the devastated flood areas in Paiporta, Valencia. The US presidential election is 2 days away. Here's where things stand. Texas: Map Reveals Counties Where Population Is Surging AP Top 25: Oregon a unanimous No.
A week after Spain’s floods, families hope that the missing are alive with 89 unaccounted for
Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after ...
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Spain unveils $11B aid plan after catastrophic floods
Spain announced Tuesday an aid package worth 10.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst ...
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Torrent of Mud Catches Parishioners by Surprise During Eucharistic Adoration in Spain
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 ...
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Queen Letizia pelted with objects and mud before crying in front of Paiporta residents
This Sunday, October 3, the King and Queen of Spain, the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, and the President of the ...
Thousands of volunteers arrive in Spanish town of Paiporta, the hardest hit in devastating floods
Thousands of volunteers have arrived in the Spanish town of Paiporta, the hardest hit in the recent devastating floods, to ...
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The week of devastating floods that Spaniards will never forget
After a storm devastated parts of eastern Spain last week, survivors are becoming impatient at the steady government rescue ...
How Spain’s royal family got it wrong on their visit to Valencia’s disaster zone
Millions in Spain and across the world have watched with heartache the images of Valencians coping with the ravages of the ...
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89 people are confirmed to be missing 1 week after catastrophic floods hit eastern Valencia
Spanish authorities said Tuesday that 89 people are confirmed to be missing one week after the catastrophic floods in the eastern Valencia region. It is the first figure of the missing to be made ...