Overall Red alert Flood
in Spain

Event summary

This flood can have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102983
Glide number: FL-2024-000199-ESP
Death: 136
Displaced: 447
Countries: Spain
From - To 27 Oct - 30 Oct

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Flood in Spain - EC/ECHO daily mapWed, 30 Oct 2024 17:14

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Spain - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 01 Nov 2024)Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:05

  • Extreme heavy rainfall due to a high-altitude isolated depression (DANA in Spanish) has particularly affected the province of Valencia in eastern Spain since 28 October, causing flash floods and severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • According to the Department of National Security of Spain (DSN) and media, as of 31 October, the death toll reached 132 people, with 114 people still missing, mainly in the Autonomous Region of Valencia. 3 casualties are reported in Castilla-La Mancha autonomous community, and 1 in Andalusia autonomous Regions. At least 447 people have been sheltered and 3,500 rescued. More than 155,000 households have been affected by widespread power outages and 315,000 are without water service.
  • In addition, more than 70 roads are still affected, some main roads, such as the A-3 and A-7, have been closed in the Autonomous Region of Valencia, and authorities have recommended avoiding roads in the provinces of Valencia, Cádiz, Seville and Huelva.
  • The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) was activated in rapid mapping mode () on 30 October to provide emergency mapping of flood extent in the Valencia region.
  • On 31 October - 1 November, more rainfall is expected over eastern Spain, with local thunderstorms in north of Valencia, Catalonia and southern Aragon.
Eastern and southern Spain, end of October 2024According to the Department of National Security of Spain (DSN) and media, as of 31 October, the death toll reached 132 people, with 114 people still missing, mainly in the Autonomous Region of Valencia. 3 casualties are reported in Castilla-La Mancha autonomous community, and 1 in Andalusia autonomous Regions. At least 447 people have been sheltered and 3,500 rescued. More than 155,000 households have been affected by widespread power outages and 315,000 are without water service.Wed 30 Oct 2024DG ECHO Daily Flash (ERCC Portal)
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims more tha.. 11/1/2024 1:48:00 AM.

Cars were piled on one another like fallen dominoes, uprooted trees, downed power lines and household items all mired in mud that covered streets in dozens of communities in Valencia, a region south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast.
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Death toll from Spain''s flash flood rises to at least 158: emergency .. 11/1/2024 1:35:00 AM.

MADRID -- The death toll from rain-triggered flash floods in Spain has risen to at least 158, with the number likely to increase in the coming days, according to emergency rescue services in the country on Thursday afternoon. In Valencia al
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (4), WMO (1), INFORM (2),