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Valencia, Spain's third-largest city, is a vibrant blend of history, culture, and modernity. Located on the Mediterranean coast, it boasts stunning beaches, the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences, and the lively Las Fallas festival. Founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC, Valencia's rich history includes periods under Visigoth, Moorish, and Aragonese rule, shaping its unique architectural and cultural heritage.

VALENCIA - LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES

Shocking moment bull smashes into children at Easter festival after crashing through flimsy barrier and goring the crowd

21/04/25 13:11

15/04/25 18:01

The infant's mother and father - both originally from Mali - and the man who carried out the illegal procedure, were arrested in Roquetas de Mar, Almeria.

07/03/25 10:50

The rapidly flowing water erupted along the Barranco del Saltador river in Cehegín, Murcia after the region was hit with more than 400litres per square metre of rain in the first six days of March.

06/03/25 20:08

The blast occurred at around 11.25 this morning at a warehouse in Fontecalent near holiday hotspot Alicante in south-eastern Spain .

05/03/25 14:59

The east, south and parts of the north of Spain have been given yellow and orange warnings for severe weather over the coming days. Tourist hotspots Valencia and Alicante will be affected.

23/02/25 22:37

Activist group Sabotage Oil for Survival targeted the Land Rover Truro dealership in the village of Scorrier, near Redruth, while other campaigners vandalised cars across Bristol and Exeter.

05/02/25 20:20

Vanya Gaberova, 30, who ran a beauticians called Pretty Woman in West London, lived a life of luxury with 'ugly but charming' Biser Dzhambazov, 43, the Old Bailey has been told.

30/01/25 16:41

Vanya Gaberova, 30, claims she believed she was being used by her lover to conduct police surveillance on a corrupt journalist and denies being a Russian spy.

26/01/25 18:53

Fashion Designer María Undo wore her dream wedding dress that she designed herself, but after posting stunning photos not everyone on the internet was a fan.

01/12/24 01:40

Thousands of heated protesters have poured into the streets of Valencia, marking a month since floods ravaged towns and killed 222 in the region alone. 

29/11/24 00:53

UK-based Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39, allegedly carried out surveillance on things of interest to Russia

23/11/24 16:40

Three homes in a gated community have been burgled, with locals are convinced the thieves are connected to a South American gang.

18/11/24 18:34

Holidaymakers were seen standing in the cold waiting to board their flights yesterday evening, while some were seen stuck on planes awaiting clearance to take off.

15/11/24 11:52

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Jhon Mario Puello Caballero ran straight towards the animal's head to try and fly over it at a traditional event in Bolivar, Colombia on November 12.

15/11/24 10:05

Terrifying videos shared on social media show water gushing through downtown Albufeira on Thursday morning with homes and businesses submerged.

14/11/24 15:00

This is the moment a heroic man saves an elderly woman from being swept away in the devastating floods that have plunged Malaga underwater. 

14/11/24 10:25

A new map lays bare the timeline of where the catastrophic rainfall has hit Spain and the deadly flash floods it has triggered, as region after region was affected by relentless weather fronts.

14/11/24 09:18

Shocking footage shared overnight on social media showed the deluge gushing through the streets of Alcanar, a town some 100 miles up the coast from flood-ravaged Valencia

13/11/24 15:09

Residents watched as torrents of water gushed down a flight of stairs within metres of shops and homes - as thousands have evacuated and many more locked down in their homes and holiday flats.

13/11/24 08:07

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes near the Costa del Sol over new flooding fears after locals and holidaymakers were warned of an 'extreme risk.'

12/11/24 16:43

This is the terrifying moment a cargo plane smashed into an airport antenna as it took off, forcing it into an emergency landing. 

11/11/24 18:22

The country's national weather agency AEMET warned that a DANA - which occurs when a mass of warm air collides with a stagnant mass of cold air - will form this week in the Med.

10/11/24 10:48

The friar, aged 76, died in a Valencia hospital on Saturday afternoon after an intruder allegedly assaulted him and other monks in their rooms in the Santo Espiritu del Monte Monastery in Gilet.

09/11/24 22:31

The region was the worst hit by the deadly storm, the most serious in decades, which killed at least 220 people and left towns and cities swamped with mud.

09/11/24 19:47

Thousands of angered Spaniards were protesting to demand the resignation of the regional president in charge of the emergency response to last week's catastrophic floods.

09/11/24 16:31

Football supporters held up yellow banners with the slogan 'forca Valencia' at today's match in the Estadio de la Ceramica stadium in Villarreal

09/11/24 09:39

The sea of mud and stagnant water submerging Spanish towns more than 10 days after the country's worst floods in decades has sparked a sickening stench and health fears

08/11/24 22:11

The town of Cheste, an isolated place in the Valencia region suffered a phenomenal weather catastrophe 13 days ago.

08/11/24 12:42

Catastrophic flooding overnight had left Cadaques submerged after violent torrents swept 32 cars through the city centre, with the vehicles piling on top of each other.

08/11/24 08:22

Footage shows strong currents washing away cars as the floods rushed through the streets of Cadaques, Girona, this morning.

07/11/24 12:32

An army of vets, animal psychologists and volunteers have joined together to help look after the animals who are cold, sick, hungry and disorientated.

07/11/24 10:23

Footage shows the unidentified lights darting through the sky over a residential area in Barcelona among the rare twin rainbows.

07/11/24 01:02

Ruben Matias, three and his brother Izan, five, were waiting at home for their mother to arrive home from work at a local supermarket when tragedy struck.

06/11/24 11:13

Two Just Stop Oil protestors were arrested after spraying the US Embassy in London this morning in luminous orange paint this morning before being detained by armed police.

05/11/24 12:24

Ruben Gisbert, a native of Valencia, was visiting flood-hit parts of the region while filming clips for Horizonte when he made a 'painful' mistake

05/11/24 09:38

The flood victim, who gave her name as Alicia, appeared to offer the emotional queen a shoulder to cry on and a comforting embrace in a series of images that went viral

05/11/24 02:07

Jerome Torres, 49, said that a week on from the floods beginning, the Spanish city looked like something out of an 'apocalyptic' horror film.

04/11/24 19:21

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport became flooded today amid torrential downpours, causing the cancellation of 100 flights.

04/11/24 17:29

Spain's national weather service issued a red alert this morning for the Barcelona coastline, warning of 'extreme danger' as a result of a 'very intense downpour'.

04/11/24 14:18

Torrents of water can be seen tearing through towns, leaving cars being swept down roads and entire fields being submerged under a thick slew of mud as the storms have now hit Barcelona.

04/11/24 13:38

MAILONLINE RECAP: Follow live coverage of all the latest from Spain as the floods crisis grips much of the country.

04/11/24 09:38

The tension was palpable as the royals stepped out of their vehicles to walk through the streets flanked by bodyguards. With the number of dead at 217 and counting, it didn't take long for it to snap

04/11/24 09:34

Terry and Don Turner, aged 74 and 78, had not been seen since torrential rains hit Valencia on Tuesday.

04/11/24 01:49

Spain's King Felipe has been seen snapping at Valencian locals who threw mud and him and his wife as they visited the region in the wake of devastating floods that have so far killed 217.

03/11/24 22:51

The eerie footage shows a dark residential street lit only by the red lights of cars floating in the deep water in Valencia, Spain .

03/11/24 20:41

Rescuers have discovered hundreds of cars left abandoned in the flooded car park of Bonaire shopping centre, leaving the grim question of how many bodies were left within the vehicles.

03/11/24 19:40

Alicante has been devastated by flash floods that have swept cars down streets, just days after floods in Valencia killed 214 people. 

03/11/24 17:17

The crowd shouted 'murderers' and other insults at the royals and government officials like Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during the visit on Sunday.

03/11/24 13:16

The monarchs were pelted with mud and objects like drink cans by angry survivors of the deadly floods as they walked through the muddy streets in Paiporta, one of the hardest-hit towns.

03/11/24 09:13

Hopes of finding survivors ebbed five days after torrents of muddy water wrecked towns and infrastructure in Spain's worst such disaster in decades.

03/11/24 00:33

Among the hundreds missing is Janine Mercado who has not been seen by her desperate family for four days after the worst flash flooding in Spain's modern history.

02/11/24 19:17

Rescuers are said to have saved the unnamed woman in a railway tunnel in the town of Benetusser in the suburbs of Valencia, after hearing her cries within a pile of stranded vehicles.

02/11/24 14:45

A 2,000-year-old Roman dam in Aragon prevented flooding in Almonacid de la Cuba, with incredible footage showing the torrent of water avoiding buildings by just metres as it was directed downhill.

02/11/24 10:15

The storm has battered coastal areas and submerged roads, with dramatic footage showing motorists driving through high floodwaters and huge torrents of water hurtling through towns.

01/11/24 20:49

With almost 2,000 people feared missing in Valencia, the city of Palma has battened down the hatches after Spain 's national weather service issued fresh storm warnings.

01/11/24 12:01

The Valencia flood death toll has reached 202, as survivors have been pleading for aid as they have no food or water to live on, amid warnings that Spain will be battered by another round of storms. 

01/11/24 11:53

A shocking timelapse video has revealed the devastating frequency of lightning strikes hitting Spain's southern and eastern coast as the country is battered by flooding that has killed 202

01/11/24 11:51

A woman filmed being carried away by a torrent of water in one of the most viral videos so far to emerge from the Spanish flood tragedy is alive and has spoken about her 'horror story'

01/11/24 10:47

New footage has emerged showing how the incredible speed of floodwaters that hit Valencia, killing more than 200 people, took the population completely by surprise. 

01/11/24 07:56

The national weather service Aemet declared that parts of Majorca could be battered with up to 120mm of water in just three to four hours - meaning 120 litres of water per square metre

31/10/24 18:27

The images taken on Thursday in the Valencia region show wrecked cars abandoned on highways stained with brown mud and other bits of debris.

31/10/24 16:14

The map, provided by Spain's national weather service, highlighted regions where a destructive weather system dumped several months' worth of rain in a matter of hours

31/10/24 14:14

When cold air blows over warm the Med it causes hotter air to rise quickly and form dense, water-laden clouds that can remain over the same area for many hours, raising their destructive potential.

31/10/24 14:04

Some 39 alleged looters have been arrested in the Valencian region, with that number expected to rise as police continue to crack down on people hoping to gain from the chaos.

31/10/24 12:54

The human cost of the catastrophe is also depicted in heart-rending videos and photographs underscoring the plight of those who lost everything to the deluge - including their loved ones

31/10/24 08:27

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow latest updates from the Spanish floods as rescuers start desperate search for survivors and more victims after at least 95 people were killed in Valencia.

31/10/24 08:00

Bewildered residents who survived the surge were seen picking their way through the wreckage and debris littering mud-covered streets as the remains of cars lay smashed up against walls

31/10/24 01:41

Valencia, in eastern Spain, has been hit by deadly rain storms which saw over a year's worth of rainfall in just eight hours. The tragedy is the worst natural disaster in the country for decades

30/10/24 22:01

EXCLUSIVE: A British mother-of-two living in Valencia said local authorities acted too late as deadly floods swept through the region killing more than 95.

30/10/24 17:55

Spain's catastrophic floods have left more than 90 people dead and victims 'trapped like rats' while entire towns remain 'cut off.'

30/10/24 17:11

British holidaymakers in Benidorm have been spotted topping up their tans on the beach and downing pints in the sun, blissfully ignorant of Labour's massive tax raid in its latest budget

30/10/24 17:09

Apocalyptic scenes have seen entire towns plunged underwater while cars were swept away and dumped on top of each other in huge, mangled piles by the powerful floodwaters.

30/10/24 12:05

Paiporta bridge in the town of the same name was left completely devastated as the river beneath burst its banks and continued to rise, battering the buttresses until the structure crumbled

30/10/24 09:07

The unidentified victim could be heard screaming as the deluge pushed her down a waterlogged street in the chilling clip

30/10/24 07:55

Spain's government announced the creation of a crisis committee - the equivalent of Britain's Cobra emergency response committee - as the size of the disaster became apparent

04/03/24 08:55

Two adults and a minor have lost their lives in the blaze which started around 2.15am this morning. The blaze occurred at a property in Villajoyosa around a 10 minute-drive from Benidorm.

02/03/24 08:30

Andrea Rubio broke down in tears as she cuddled pet Coco for the first time since the February 22 blaze after it was spotted two floors above their 11th floor flat smelling of smoke but alive and well.

24/02/24 23:49

Dramatic footage captured Sara Jorge, 26, and her Belgian boyfriend Ammar Deruyck being carried to safety from the balcony of the burning 14-storey block on Rafael Alberti Poeta Street.

24/02/24 15:55

By Friday evening rescuers had found nine bodies but discovered another on Saturday morning, officials said, as the city observed three days of mourning over the tragedy.

24/02/24 02:13

Still shaken, one of the surviving Valencia residents, Jose Carlos Perez, told Reuters he grabbed what he could and rushed out of his 12th floor apartment after he saw smoke outside his window.

  

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