Eastern Spain braces for torrential rain and flooding
Summary
Eastern Spain is expecting very heavy rain and flooding due to a weather pattern called a Dana, which causes slow, strong storms near the coast. At the same time, heavy rains in Nepal and nearby India have caused many landslides, floods, deaths, and damaged river defenses. In the northeastern United States, a powerful storm called a nor’easter has caused strong winds, flooding, power outages, and one death.Key Facts
- Eastern Spain may receive more than 100mm of rain in some areas, with up to 300mm possible, causing flooding threats, especially in Valencia and Castelló de la Plana.
- Three towns in Catalonia are under lockdown, and nearly 500,000 children in Valencia region have had schools closed due to the flooding risk.
- Nepal experienced 542 disaster incidents, including landslides and floods, resulting in 27 deaths and mass evacuations.
- Nearly a million people in Nepal received SMS flood warnings, and 2,000 people in high-risk areas were moved for safety.
- The Gandak River in Bihar, India, reached a record high water level, with ongoing repairs to river embankments to prevent breaches.
- The northeastern US faced a nor’easter storm with winds up to 74 mph, causing flooding, power outages for 200,000 people, and one fatality in Brooklyn.
- The nor’easter also uncovered the wreckage of the Warren Sawyer, a ship destroyed in 1884, washing ashore in Massachusetts.
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