Spain is experiencing its worst floods in decades after torrential rains slammed the eastern province of Valencia. The death toll is on the rise and people are missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response, the Copernicus Rapid Mapping Emergency Service has been activated to provide satellite images in support of rescue and recovery efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (Agencia Estatal de Meteorolog\u00eda, AEMET), on 29 October, 2024, Valencia was subject to one year\u2019s worth of rain in just eight hours. This downpour caused devastating flash floods, turning streets into rivers, destroying homes and dragging vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These images by the United States\u2019 Landsat-8 satellite clearly show the magnitude of the disaster, with images from 8 and 30 October revealing the dramatic transformation of the landscape.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Espa\u00f1a est\u00e1 sufriendo su peor inundaci\u00f3n en d\u00e9cadas despu\u00e9s de que unas lluvias torrenciales azotaran la provincia oriental de Valencia. El n\u00famero de muertos va en aumento y hay personas desaparecidas. En respuesta, se ha activado el Servicio de Cartograf\u00eda R\u00e1pida de Emergencias de Copernicus para proporcionar im\u00e1genes satelitales que puedan apoyar las tareas de<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[214,54,216],"class_list":{"0":"post-8166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sabias-que","8":"tag-no58","9":"tag-sabias-que","10":"tag-sabias-que-no58"},"yoast_head":"\n