On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 29th heavy rains started to fall across Spain’s south and eastern provinces. The rapid and torrential downpour affected 78 municipalities including towns in Andalusia, Murcia and Castilla La Mancha, but it was the Valencia region that bore the brunt. Though the rains are expected every Autumn and have in...| SONDA Internacional
Subsequent floods killed more than 200 people, displaced more than 400 people, and saw hundreds of thousands lose access to water and electricity (GDACS, 2024). The death toll is the highest in a flood event in Europe since 1967 and is expected to rise further in coming days (BBC, 2024). | World Weather Attribution