Overall Orange alert Flood
in Spain

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1102983
Glide number: FL-2024-000199-ESP
Death: 285
Displaced: 587
Countries: Spain
From - To 27 Oct - 04 Nov

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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 05 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.
Spain - Severe weather and floods, update (ECHO 09 Nov 2024)Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:38

  • The humanitarian impact due to the heavy rainfall and the following flash floods that affected the province of Valencia in eastern Spain since 28 October, is still increasing.
  • Officially, as of 4 November, at least 211 people died, of whom 58 in Paiporta town, south-west of Valencia city, and there are still an undefined number of missing people, most of them likely in an underground park. In addition, at least 3,000 houses are still affected by power outages.
  • As of 4 November, the Department of National Security of Spain (DSN) reports that about 4,500 buildings across at least 68 municipalities in Valencia province have been affected. It is estimated that more than 36,115 people have been rescued and assisted and 98% of access to electricity has been restored. The worst affected municipalities are Alaquàs, Albal, Aldaya, Alfafar, Algemesí, Benerússer, Catarroja, Llocnou de la Corona, Massanassa, Paiporta, Picanya, Sedaví, Utiel and La Torre. Several main roads are still closed, and school classes and activities are suspended.
  • The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) was activated in rapid mapping mode () on 30 October, 12 maps have been produced so far.
  • On 4-5 November, more rainfall is expected over eastern Spain, an orange alert for heavy rainfall is in effect for some provinces in Catalonia Autonomous Community.
Flood in Spain - EC/ECHO daily mapMon, 04 Nov 2024 20:16

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 03 Nov 2024 13:59

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 02 Nov 2024 02:00

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 01 Nov 2024 21:39

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 31 Oct 2024 19:03

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 05 Nov 2024 22:30

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 06 Nov 2024 14:50

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 07 Nov 2024 20:30

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 08 Nov 2024 14:05

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationMon, 11 Nov 2024 21:30

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 12 Nov 2024 16:45

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 13 Nov 2024 02:30

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - EC/ECHO daily mapFri, 15 Nov 2024 18:14

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 16 Nov 2024 05:00

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 17 Nov 2024 14:00

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 19 Nov 2024 19:30

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 21 Nov 2024 17:00

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 22 Nov 2024 22:45

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Flood in Spain - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 23 Nov 2024 07:57

[EMSR773] Flood in Valencia Region, Spain
Southern Spain, Late October 2024Heavy rainfall from 28 October 2024 caused severe flooding in areas of southern Spain, in particular in the Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha regions.Wed 30 Oct 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

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Spain hit by new flash floods: Freak torrential deluge sends cars floa.. 11/8/2024 9:39:00 AM.

Miraculously, there were no reports of human casualties in the former fishing village of Cadaqués on Friday. Catalan meteorological agency Meteocat, which published images of the latest flash flood to hit Spain early this morning, said: “Th
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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),