Valencia

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.

A call for help is being made by the mayor of Alfafar in Valencia, as the situation in the area is tragic and residents helpless after fatal floods left 158 people dead.

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.

The floods in the Valencia region of Spain have taken on the dimensions of a national tragedy, with reports by Wednesday afternoon indicating at least 51 fatalities.

A devastating fire tore through a 14-story apartment building in Valencia, Spain, claiming the lives of at least four individuals and injuring 14 others, including a child and six firefighters. The blaze erupted on the 4th floor, swiftly spreading to higher levels and prompting a frantic evacuation effort.

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.

A Spanish branch of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party has been officially registered as a political party in Spain, according to reports.

The country's Interior Ministry registered the Valencia-based Amanecer Dorado on October 27, Euronews said quoting local media.