Romania to set up fund for critical flood infrastructure

BUCHAREST - Romania will set up an infrastructure fund to address flood emergencies over at least five years, a requirement ...

Leader of Spain's Valencia Region Resigns Over Handling of Last Year's Deadly Floods

Mazon has faced daily calls for his resignation, including from victims' relatives, since the torrential downpour on October ...

Why is the Mediterranean region so prone to flooding? A new study has answers

The region experienced what the researchers call a “cul de sac” effect. Mountains blocked moisture from the Adriatic Sea, trapping the rain in the region. A stationary cyclone prolonged the downpour, ...
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Central Europe flooding leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported Monday in Poland, three in the Czech Republic and ...

Anger, grief pour out as Spain marks floods anniversary with state funeral

Some in solemn silence, others seething with anger, hundreds of relatives of the victims of deadly floods in Spain's Valencia ...

Valencia: Thousands march to call for leader’s resignation on anniversary of fatal floods

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday and called for conservative ...

‘I made mistakes’: Valencia regional president resigns over management of fatal flooding

The president of the Spanish region of Valencia, Carlos Mazón, has announced his resignation after months of criticism for his management of the flash floods that killed more than 200 people a year ...

A year on, leader of Spain's Valencia region resigns over deadly floods

MADRID - Carlos Mazon, the leader of Spain's eastern Valencia region, said on Monday he was stepping down over his ...