Spanish rescuers search garages for bodies after devastating floods | Climate News

Spanish rescuers search garages for bodies after devastating floods | Climate News

Spanish rescuers are searching inundated garages in Valencia for bodies after devastating floods. The death toll stands at 217, almost all in the eastern Valencia region, in Spain’s worst such disaster in decades. National weather service AEMET announced the end of the emergency for Valencia but placed part of the…

Crowd hurls mud and insults at Spain royals, PM on visit to flood-hit town | Floods News

Crowd hurls mud and insults at Spain royals, PM on visit to flood-hit town | Floods News

Angry demonstrations over Spain’s flood response interrupt king’s visit to stricken Valencia suburb. Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week’s deadly floods have protested during a visit by Spanish King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with some demonstrators throwing mud at them….

Spain deploys 10,000 more soldiers and police to flooded Valencia region | Climate Crisis News

Spain deploys 10,000 more soldiers and police to flooded Valencia region | Climate Crisis News

Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in memory leaves 211 dead while dozens are still missing. Spain is sending 5,000 more soldiers and 5,000 more police to the eastern region of Valencia after deadly floods this week, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced. In a televised address on Saturday, Sanchez said the…

Death toll from Spain floods passes 200 as rescue teams search for missing | Floods News

Death toll from Spain floods passes 200 as rescue teams search for missing | Floods News

Rescuers in Spain are battling to reach areas still cut off due to heavy rains as the death toll from catastrophic floods rose to 205 in Europe’s worst weather disaster in five decades. In Valencia, the eastern region that bore the brunt of the devastation this week, hundreds of soldiers…

Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn | Climate Crisis News

Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn | Climate Crisis News

Climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous levels, causing more deaths and the spread of infectious diseases, while worsening drought and food security, a new report by health experts has warned. In 2023 – the hottest year on record – the average person experienced 50 more days of dangerous temperatures…

Photos: Thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines | Floods News

Photos: Thousands evacuated as tropical storm batters Philippines | Floods News

Officials say at least 14 people have been killed in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Trami flooded villages, inundated rivers and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes as it approached the eastern coast. Philippine rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwaters Wednesday to reach residents trapped by the…

Takeaways from Hurricane Milton: The ‘fingerprints of climate change’ | Weather News

Takeaways from Hurricane Milton: The ‘fingerprints of climate change’ | Weather News

Florida residents are reeling after Hurricane Milton swept across the state with roaring rains and winds, killing at least 18 people, wrecking more than 100 buildings and causing mass power blackouts. But as bad as the storm was, experts and local officials are relieved it wasn’t more catastrophic with Governor…

At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai | Floods News

At least three killed as floods swamp Thailand’s Chiang Mai | Floods News

The city’s Ping River bursts its banks after reaching its highest level in 50 years. At least three people have been killed after flash floods swamped Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai. The city, a popular tourist destination, was inundated by torrential rain as the Ping River swelled to 5.30…

Rescuers in Bosnia search for people missing in deadly floods | Floods News

Rescuers in Bosnia search for people missing in deadly floods | Floods News

At least 13 people have been killed in the Jablanica area due to flash floods and landslides. Rescue teams are digging through rubble and searching for people missing after the worst flash floods and landslides in years hit parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, killing at least 13 people and injuring…