Spain’s Hurricane Katrina Moment Saw Officials Ignoring Warnings November 8, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela, Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and Thomas Gualtieri As a deadly storm bore down on Valencia on Oct. 29, the regional president was attending a ceremony to recognize...
Spain Risks €10.6 Billion Flood Damage Bill, PM Sanchez Says November 6, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela, Macarena Munoz and Jorge Zuloaga Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the first financial package for victims of the storms that killed more than 200...
Valencia Asks for €31 Billion Rescue Package After Deadly Floods in Spain November 5, 2024 By Macarena Munoz The region of Valencia is asking Spain’s central government for rescue funds to help with rebuilding after floods last week...
Spain’s Floods to Cost Insurers More Than €1 Billion: Morningstar DBRS November 4, 2024 Southern Spain’s devastating floods are expected to cost insurers well above €1 billion ($1.1 billion), given the significant damage to...
Deadly Spain Floods Show Difficulty of Adapting to Intense Rains November 1, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Thomas Gualtieri Floods that killed more than 150 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that dumped a...
Spain Declares Three Days of Mourning as Storms Kill More Than 90 October 31, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela Spain declared three days of mourning as heavy rains killed more than 90 people, in what is already one of...
Spain Reports 62 Dead After One of Century’s Worst Storms October 30, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela More than 60 people died as eastern Spain was hit by one of the worst storms in decades on Tuesday...
North-Central Italy Sees Floods, Road Closures After Heavy Rains October 21, 2024 By Alberto Brambilla Floods engulfed parts of north-central Italy from overflowing rivers following days of heavy rain, prompting the state-led road operator to...
Firefighters Face Blazes Across Northern Portugal for Fourth Day September 19, 2024 Firefighters are battling blazes in the region of Aveiro and other areas of northern Portugal for a fourth day after...
Update: Flood Death Toll Rises as Europe Counts Cost of Storm Boris September 16, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat, Marton Eder, Piotr Skolimowski and Krystof Chamonikolas Floods ripped through central Europe killing at least 17 people, as governments across the region took emergency measures and prepared...