Spain, Paiporta

Vigilante groups patrol Spain's flood-hit Paiporta by night
Vigilante groups, angry at authorities' response to Spain's worst flood disaster in decades, have taken to the streets of the Valencian suburb of Paiporta to prevent what they say are widespread robberies and looting after dark.
Spain floods latest: Dogs being used in search for missing people as ‘stick-wielding’ vigilantes patrol streets
As Spain grapples with its deadliest flood disaster in decades, tensions are escalating in the devastated Valencian suburb of Paiporta where vigilante groups have begun patrolling the streets to curb what they say are rampant post-flood robberies.
Stick-wielding locals patrol in Spain's flood-hit Paiporta
STORY: :: Vigilantes patrol the streets of one of Spain’s worst flood-hit areas to deter theives and looting :: Paiporta, Spain :: November 4, 2024 :: Martin "We are patrolling mainly because we do not want our neighbours to feel the insecurity that they ...
'It is all in ruins.' The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain's floods
Most everything else in the daycare — the cradles, the highchairs, the toys — was ruined when a crushing wall of water swept through Paiporta, turning the Valencia municipality of 30,000 into the likely epicenter of Spain's deadliest natural disaster in living memory.
Spain deploys 15,000 police and troops to help flood relief – as vigilante protection groups patrol streets
Spain deploys 15,000 police and troops to help flood relief – as vigilante protection groups patrol streets - ‘We're patrolling because we don't want our neighbours to feel the insecurity they've been feeling the past few days due to various robberies,
Drone shows extent of damage in Spain's flood-hit Paiporta
STORY: :: Drone footage shows piles of debris in eastern Spain a week after deadly floods hit :: November 5, 2024 :: ...
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Spain’s king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?
Spain’s King Felipe VI speaks with people amidst angry Spanish flood survivors in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, ...
How Spain’s royal family got it wrong on their visit to Valencia’s disaster zone
Millions in Spain and across the world have watched with heartache the images of Valencians coping with the ravages of the ...
Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials
A crowd of enraged flood survivors pelted the Spanish royal couple with mud and rocks during their first visit to the center ...
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Torrent of Mud Catches Parishioners by Surprise During Eucharistic Adoration in Spain
On the afternoon of Oct. 29, between 40 and 50 people had prayed the rosary at 6 p.m. and, a half hour later, the exposition ...
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A week after Spain’s floods, families hope that the missing are alive with 89 unaccounted for
Regional authorities have been heavily criticized for having issued alerts to mobile phones some two hours after the disaster ...
Devastation in Paiporta, at the epicenter of Spain's floods: 'Dozens of people saved lives all around here'
The city on the southern outskirts of Valencia was devastated by a sudden wave of mud almost 2 meters high, on the night of ...
Spain sends more troops to flood zone where public anger rises
Spain is deploying 7,500 troops to its eastern region hit by devastating floods, the government said on Monday in the face of ...
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Spain announces 10.6 billion euro aid package for flood affected areas
People help to clean, following heavy rains that caused floods, in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, November 4, 2024 [Eva Manez/Reuters] Anger reached boiling point on Sunday when crowds in ...