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

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
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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Catastrophic floods leave over 158 dead 11/1/2024 12:14:00 AM.

The death toll from this weeks floods has increased to one hundred fifty eight – making it one of Spain’s most deadly natural disasters. Most of the victims from Tuesday’s flooding were from the Valencian region, whilst fatalities have also
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More than 150 dead in Spain, in the worst floods of the century in tha.. 10/31/2024 11:52:00 PM.

The authorities estimate that the number of deaths may increase, due to the number of missing people | Photo: EFE. The provisional number of deaths due to the floods in Spain amounts to 158, of which 155 lost their lives in the province of
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Spain mourns as death toll passes 150 in catastrophic floods 10/31/2024 11:37:00 PM.

At least 158 people have died in Spain’s worst flooding disaster in generations as rescuers battle odds to find survivors. On Thursday, more than 1,200 workers, aided by drones, were deployed to the rescue mission as rains continued to thre
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Spain urges hard-hit regions to stay home during flood rescue | Kuwait.. 10/31/2024 11:34:00 PM.

VALENCIA: Spanish authorities on Thursday told people....

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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),