Spain, Paiporta

Vigilante groups patrol Spain's flood-hit Paiporta by night
Vigilante groups, angry at authorities' response to Spain's worst flood disaster in decades, have taken to the streets of the Valencian suburb of Paiporta to prevent what they say are widespread robberies and looting after dark.
'It is all in ruins.' The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain's floods
Most everything else in the daycare — the cradles, the highchairs, the toys — was ruined when a crushing wall of water swept through Paiporta, turning the Valencia municipality of 30,000 into the likely epicenter of Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.
Drone shows extent of damage in Spain's flood-hit Paiporta
STORY: :: Drone footage shows piles of debris in eastern Spain a week after deadly floods hit :: November 5, 2024 :: Paiporta, Spain Piles of debris and dozens of destroyed cars could be seen on the streets as emergency services vehicles were cleaning the ...
Aftermath of flash floods in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain - 3 Nov 2024 - 57583978
Cleaning operations of the streets of the town filled with mud with shovels and other tools in the aftermath of the flash floods. More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that affected the area around Valencia,
Spain: Aftermath of flash floods in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain
November 03, 2024 Cleaning operations of the streets of the town filled with mud with shovels and other tools in the aftermath of the flash floods. More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that affected the area around Valencia,
Stick-wielding locals patrol in Spain's flood-hit Paiporta
STORY: :: Vigilantes patrol the streets of one of Spain’s worst flood-hit areas to deter theives and looting :: Paiporta, Spain :: November 4, 2024 :: Martin "We are patrolling mainly because we do not want our neighbours to feel the insecurity that they ...
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Baby girl and her mother among those lost in Spain's catastrophic flooding
Jorge Tarazona is mourning the loss of his three-month-old niece and sister-in-law after they died in last week's ...
Thousands of volunteers arrive in Spanish town of Paiporta, the hardest hit in devastating floods
Thousands of volunteers have arrived in the Spanish town of Paiporta, the hardest hit in the recent devastating floods, to ...
Devastation in Paiporta, at the epicenter of Spain's floods: 'Dozens of people saved lives all around here'
The city on the southern outskirts of Valencia was devastated by a sudden wave of mud almost 2 meters high, on the night of ...
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Torrent of Mud Catches Parishioners by Surprise During Eucharistic Adoration in Spain
On the afternoon of Oct. 29, between 40 and 50 people had prayed the rosary at 6 p.m. and, a half hour later, the exposition ...
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Spain’s king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?
Spain’s King Felipe VI speaks with people amidst angry Spanish flood survivors in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, Sunday ...
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The week of devastating floods that Spaniards will never forget
After a storm devastated parts of eastern Spain last week, survivors are becoming impatient at the steady government rescue ...
How Spain’s royal family got it wrong on their visit to Valencia’s disaster zone
Millions in Spain and across the world have watched with heartache the images of Valencians coping with the ravages of the ...
Paiporta clean up continues as 89 people still missing in Spain
STORY: :: Spain's military and volunteers continue the clean up with 89 people still missing after flooding :: November 6, ...