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Brussels proposes nearly €1.6b of aid to pay for Valencia flood disaster reconstruction work

THE European Commission has proposed giving Spain nearly €1.6 billion to help reconstruction work in the wake of the October 29 Valencia flood disaster. The

3 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

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EU chief Von der Leyen meets with Valencia flood victim families

REPRESENTATIVES of Valencia flood victims met with European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyn in Brussels on Tuesday. Three associations set up in the wake

13 May, 2025 @ 16:00

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Leading charity claims 70,000 children are living in sub-standard homes due to Valencia flood disaster

THE Save the Children charity in Spain says over 70,000 youngsters are living in poor accommodation nearly six months on from the October flood disaster.

24 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

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Spain gets maximum advance payment of €100m from EU for flood damage repairs in Valencia

SPAIN’S government has received a first payment of €100 million from the EU’s Solidarity Fund to pay for recovery work in flood-hit areas of Valencia.

31 Mar, 2025 @ 14:02

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Valencia flood death toll rises to 227 after two missing people are declared as dead

THE Valencia flood disaster death toll has risen to 227 after courts declared two missing people as dead. Two decrees have been issued in regard

25 Mar, 2025 @ 12:18

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Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll as tragic accounts describe what happened before belated emergency warning

Elderly people made up majority of Valencia floods death toll with many fatalities before emergency warning was issued

THE majority of the 224 deaths in last October’s Valencia floods were elderly people according to figures obtained by the El Pais newspaper. Almost half

26 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

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Pedro Sanchez sends Christmas message to Spain's armed forces based overseas and those involved in Valencia flood clear up

Pedro Sanchez sends Christmas message to Spain’s overseas-based armed forces and those helping in Valencia flood clear up

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has sent Christmas greetings to Spain’s armed forces at home and abroad. Sanchez in a special videoconference on Tuesday praised the

24 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

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Families of Valencia flood victims present petition to Spain’s politicians calling for inquiry into slow response to disaster

A 65,000 signature petition was presented to Spain’s Congress of Deputies on Thursday by three relatives of Valencia flood victims demanding an inquiry into the

12 Dec, 2024 @ 18:00

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Spain offers temporary residency to estimated 25,000 migrants affected by Valencia floods

Spain’s government blames climate change for Valencia flood disaster and criticises region ‘for not knowing how to respond’

SPAIN’S environment minister says that climate change was mainly to blame for the Valencia flood disaster, as she defended the government’s handling of the response

21 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

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Nearly half of the victims of the Valencia DANA floods were aged 70 years and above

Valencia DANA deaths latest: Almost half of people killed were aged over 70 – as missing persons figure is updated

ALMOST half of the 216 fatalities caused by the DANA in Valencia province were people aged 70 years and above- totalling 104. 15 of the

14 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

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Valencia president is told to resign by opposition leaders as they demand he is ‘put on trial’ for ‘mishandling crisis’

Political fallout from Spain’s flood disaster: Valencia president is told to resign by opposition leaders as they demand he is ‘put on trial’ for ‘mishandling crisis’

A LEADING figure in the far-left Podemos political party has demanded the resignation of Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, for his handling of the flood disaster.

4 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

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'Unlimited' number of troops available to find missing people and reopen roads in disaster-hit Valencia, says Defence Minister

Hundreds of extra soldiers are roped into rescue efforts in Spain’s Valencia

500 MEMBERS of Spain’s Armed Forces are assisting in flood rescue efforts in Valencia province as of Friday, according to Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, who

1 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

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