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Watch: Terrifying footage emerging from Spain’s Castellon as buildings collapse and rivers overflow after locals are told ‘stay home!’ amid flood alerts

THIS is the moment a building collapsed in Castellon as the region braces for yet more flooding tonight. The video is just one of dozens

31 Oct, 2024 @ 18:13

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community·Video·Weather

Deadly DANA storm in Spain this week to be the ‘most expensive’ in history

BESIDES the cost in human lives and the massive disruption caused, this week’s DANA in Valencia province will be the most expensive natural disaster in

31 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia faces water cuts following historic DANA flooding

VALENCIA City will help its 13 neighbouring towns affected by DANA storm floods in maintaining uninterrupted supplies of drinking water. Valencia’s mayor Maria Jose Catala

31 Oct, 2024 @ 17:46

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez visits Valencia to pay his respects to the deceased and assess the damage following ‘historic’ deadly floods

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has appealed to Valencia and Castellon province residents to stay at home, as more heavy rain was forecast for Thursday. On

31 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia faces WEEKS without high-speed rail links after floods decimate travel services and roads

THE high-speed rail line between Madrid and Valencia will remain closed for at least three weeks due to the serious damage caused by the DANA

31 Oct, 2024 @ 13:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia flood victims to receive €250m in financial aid to help recover from disaster

THE Valencian Government has announced a first package of financial aid totalling €250 million to help victims of this week’s flood disaster that has claimed

31 Oct, 2024 @ 11:20

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's Pedro Sanchez delivers heartfelt message following devastating Valencia flood disaster

Spain declares three days of mourning over Valencia floods as death toll surpasses 70: PM Pedro Sanchez will visit devastated region

SPAIN declared three days of mourning in the wake of the deadly and unprecedented floods that have struck Valencia and other parts of the country.

30 Oct, 2024 @ 18:03

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pictured: Ground zero of deadly Valencia floods where at least 36 people have been killed including two police officers

THE town of Paiporta has reported the largest number of flood fatalities in Valencia province after Tuesday’s storms, with 36 victims confirmed so far out

30 Oct, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Horror in Valencia: Moment flood water almost submerges elderly patients in wheelchairs during desperate rescue mission

VIDEOS have surfaced on social media showing flood water submerging elderly disabled patients as rain continues to batter Valencia. As rescue efforts continue in Valencia,

30 Oct, 2024 @ 17:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Video·Weather

Angry Valencia president fumes over social media hoaxes over ‘burst dam’ and ‘mass evacuations’

VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has slammed ‘fake news’ via social media about mass evacuations over concerns of a dam bursting. Mazon took to his X

30 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘My family is missing after their village was flooded in Valencia – I’m so scared after losing contact with them following terrifying last phone call’

A VALENCIA resident who cannot contact her family trapped by floods tells of her ‘deep worry’. “I just want to know they’re ok,” Maleni Vidal,

30 Oct, 2024 @ 15:01

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community·Weather

Fears of further destruction in Spain’s Valencia as major dam at risk of breaking

AN EMERGENCY alert has been issued over a possible rupture the Cirat-Vallat dam in Castellon province due to high water levels caused by this week’s

30 Oct, 2024 @ 13:53

Castellon·Lead·Valencia

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez delivers heartfelt message following devastating Valencia flood disaster

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez sent a message of support on Wednesday morning to those affected by the flash floods that have caused the death of

30 Oct, 2024 @ 12:54

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Valencia flood disaster latest: Death toll of 51 is feared to rise as deluge continues today and many remain missing – while travel chaos ensues

AT LEAST 51 people have died as a result of Tuesday’s flash floods in Valencia province. Valencian president Carlos Mazon, said it was ‘impossible’ to

30 Oct, 2024 @ 10:44

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pet hamster ‘kills’ mother-of-two in Spain: 38-year-old collapsed in front of her terrified children after being bitten

A WOMAN died outside a health centre in Villarreal(Castellon province) after being bitten by her pet hamster. The 38-year-old victim went to the Carinyera centre

14 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has become the seventh person to drown at a Guardamar del Segura beach this year. The 72-year-old was swimming on Thursday opposite

4 Oct, 2024 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Horror helicopter crash kills three people in Spain’s Valencia: Aircraft collided with electrical power lines

THREE people have been killed after their helicopter crashed into electrical power lines in Valencia. The tragic accident took place at around 10am on Sunday

29 Sep, 2024 @ 20:41

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Watch: Huge fire takes hold in Spain’s Valencia as inferno cuts off major road and locals are evacuated

THIS is the moment a huge fire took hold near the city of Valencia in eastern Spain on Thursday. Video footage shared online showed the

26 Sep, 2024 @ 18:34

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Truck sparks panic in Spain’s Valencia after ramming into cars at high speed while heading for the city centre

A TRUCK has sparked chaos in Valencia after driving at speed on the wrong side of the road and hitting multiple vehicles. Several calls were

26 Sep, 2024 @ 18:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

German tourist, 84, dies instantly after mistaking motorhome exit for toilet door while travelling at 80km/hr in Spain’s Valencia

A GERMAN woman has died whilst holidaying in Valencia after falling from a moving motorhome when she accidentally mistook the exit for the toilet door.

26 Sep, 2024 @ 10:29

Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bull gores 64-year-old man in the groin during traditional ‘running’ festival in Spain’s Valencia

A MAN has been gored by a bull in Vall d’Uixo leaving him with serious injuries. The incident took place on September 9 during the

17 Sep, 2024 @ 14:12

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spanish region to pay €300 to families of newborn babies from January 2025

THE parents of babies born in Valencia after January 1, 2025, will receive €300 from the city council, it has been revealed. Maria Jose Catala,

16 Sep, 2024 @ 16:21

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ill Health Forces End Of Brit's Hunger Strike Over Residency Rejection In Spain's Valencia

British expat ‘trapped’ in Brexit limbo fears he’ll be denied entry back into Spain amid ‘petty’ residency dispute with local town hall

A BRITISH expat has described feeling ‘physically sick’ as he prepares to return to his home in Spain following an unresolved three-year battle to get

9 Sep, 2024 @ 19:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man is arrested following execution-style shooting on Spain's Costa Blanca

Spanish police launch investigation after man shot in the head in Valencian city

THE Policia Nacional have launched an investigation after a 45-year-old man was fatally shot in the head in Denia. The victim was discovered in a

4 Sep, 2024 @ 09:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Three dead and four injured after truck ploughs into vehicles on a field in Spain’s Valencia

A TRUCK with a suspected faulty handbrake rolled down a hill and killed three farm workers and injured four others. The accident happened on Monday

3 Sep, 2024 @ 12:18

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

‘Cursed’ indoor swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca is closed after ‘leaking 500 litres of water per week’

JAVEA’S ‘cursed’ new municipal swimming pool which started construction in 2021 has suffered a fresh set back- water leaks totalling 500 litres per week. Rising

2 Sep, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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