Spain, Paiporta

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.
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 ...
Spain: Aftermath of flash floods in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain
November 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,
Drone shows extent of damage in Spain's flood-hit Paiporta
Drone footage showed on Tuesday (November 5) the extent of devastation caused by deadly flooding in the town of Paiporta, in Spain's Valencia region.
Drone shows 'cemetery' of cars in Spain's flood-hit Paiporta
Drone footage reveals a 'cemetery' for hundreds of cars destroyed by the floods in Spain's Paiporta :::: Paiporta, Spain:: Julia Escolando, Resident:: "My cars are lost. We had three cars, a motorbike and another car from work.
Paiporta clean up continues as 89 people still missing in Spain
STORY: :: Spain's military and volunteers continue the clean up with 89 people still missing after flooding :: November 6, ...
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Spain’s catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage
Spain’s catastrophic floods have left behind staggering devastation and despair. But the numbers associated with the tragedy ...
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Baby girl and her mother among those lost in Spain's catastrophic flooding
The mangled car in which Jorge Tarazona’s 3-year-old niece and sister-in-law perished in last week's catastrophic flooding in ...
Devastation in Paiporta, at the epicenter of Spain's floods: 'Dozens of people saved lives all around here'
The city on the southern outskirts of Valencia was devastated by a sudden wave of mud almost 2 meters high, on the night of ...
Opinion
Spain's Forgotten Flooding—Where Is the World's Help Amid Loss and Devastation? | Opinion
The story of Spain's Picaña and Paiporta is a testament to both human resilience and the pressing need for action.
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Spain’s flood poses far-reaching political questions
It was “the greatest natural disaster in our recent history,” declared Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Socialist prime minister. It ...
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Spain’s king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?
Spain’s royals, prime minister and other politicians were greeted by crowds hurling mud and debris on Sunday when they tried ...
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 ...
At Least 89 People Missing From Floods in Eastern Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has deployed 14,898 police officers and soldiers in the areas hit by flash floods last week, Prime ...
Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials
A crowd of angry survivors of Spain’s floods tossed mud and shouted insults at Spain’s King Felipe VI and government ...