Comarques of the Valencian Community

A ceremony to commemorate the victims of the floods that devastated southeastern Spain in late October will be held in Valencia on Monday, December 9, in the presence of King Felipe and Queen Letitia, Agence France-Presse reported today, citing converging sources.

Residents walk along a mud-covered street in the flood-hit municipality of Paiporta, in the province of Valencia, Spain, 30 Oct. 2024.

Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars, and wreaked transport havoc.

Officials in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia debated March 12 what to do with large sculptures set up on its streets for its annual "Fallas" festival after the event was postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.