
Spanish Leaders Face Mud and Fury in Flooded Town
PM Pedro Sánchez ran away, but the king and queen stayed to face public anger.

PM Pedro Sánchez ran away, but the king and queen stayed to face public anger.

Warnings from Spain’s meteorological agency were issued early, but federal officials did not act.

Thousands are stranded without electricity as towns across Valencia report disappearances and rescues amid rising floodwaters.

Local issues may determine the outcome of these elections, but EU-critical parties are looking ahead to the national vote next year.

Austria suspends election campaign, while Czechia will still hold elections this weekend.

A five-year climate change plan meant dams were too full to absorb record December rains.

Ukrainian drones captured footage of the explosive-laden car on the dam days before the dam burst. However, based on recent satellite pictures, the vehicle appears to still be there, perfectly intact.

Thousands dislocated, the threat of disease, renegade landmines, agricultural fields lost to the water: Three days after Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam’s breach, the extent of the devastation is sinking in.

Over 16 thousand people are in need of evacuation from the “critical zone” on the Ukrainian-controlled bank, as Kyiv accuses Russia of “ecocide” to stall the counter-offensive.

The worst flood in over a decade has killed more than 1130 people and affected 33 million citizens. Assisted by the UN Secretary General, the Pakistani government has found the culprit already: Western fossil fuel consumption.