VALENCIA, Spain — The floodwaters charged downhill on Oct. 29, roaring through ravines, churning with debris, and then deluging neighborhoods that had been given no warning. At 6 p.m., a family ...

06:49 Catastrophe Spain Nicole Ris 06/03/2025 Six months after the deadly floods, Valencia is still recovering — and looking at ways to improve protection against extreme weather in the future.

Women dressed in 18th- and 19th-century clothing, known as falleras, are seen reflected in a puddle of rainwater, during the Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

He originally planned to save the idea for “Nada” for the 2027 Fallas to mark the 70th anniversary of a previous flood that hit Valencia’s city center in 1957.

Tourists look at a figure of the Virgin decorated with a floral mantle, in honor of those who died during the past floods, during the Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The enormous blue cone slowly crushes tiny piles of sand that represent houses. It symbolizes the deadly havoc wrought by floods that ravaged Spain's eastern Valencia five ...

Five months after deadly floods ravaged Valencia, the Spanish city is hosting its biggest celebration of the year. Las Fallas features hundreds of elaborate sculptures made of wood and papier-mâché.

March 19, 2025 at 4:21pm GMT The enormous blue cone slowly crushes tiny piles of sand that represent houses. It symbolises the deadly havoc wrought by floods that ravaged Valencia five months ago.

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The enormous blue cone slowly crushes tiny piles of sand that represent houses. It symbolizes the deadly havoc wrought by floods that ravaged Spain's eastern Valencia five ...