1957 Valencia flood

Fatal natural disaster in Spain April 2020 1957 Valencia flood Historia30-valencia - Valencia anegada por la riada de 1957.jpg Flooding of the Turia river 14 October 1957 Valencia, Province of Valencia at least 81 deathsLa riada de Valencia del 14 de octubre de 1957, Las Provincias, 20 January 2012 10–16 billion pesetas A flood on 14 October 1957 in Valencia, Spain,(es no gran riada de Valencia; Valencian/Catalan: Gran Riuada de València) resulted in significant damage to property and caused the deaths of at least 81 people. In response to the tragedy, the Spanish government devised and enacted the Plan Sur, which rerouted the city's main river, the Turia. Background A large number of floods have been recorded in Valencia, from 1321 to 1897. Up to 75 floods are estimated to have taken place in the seven centuries prior to the 1957 flood. The disaster During a 3-day cold drop, heavy rain had fallen in the city and upstream along the Túria river on Saturday 12 October, easing up overnight.The overflow of the Turia river http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1957/10/15/pagina-10/32769770/pdf.html El desbordamiento del río Turia La Vanguardia 15 October 1957 10–11 es The rain resumed the next morning around 07:00. The towns of Chelva, Casinos and Ademuz were particularly affected, suffering light flooding. The rain continued until 14 October. In Valencia, there was torrential rainfall around midday on the 14th. The Turia overflowed, discharging up to 300000000 m3 cuyd of water into the city. While some of the older streets in Valencia's historic centre, such as Calle del Micalet, Plaza de la Reina and Plaza del Michalet, largely escaped damage, the newer bridges and areas to the north of the river, such as Zaidia and Campanar, suffered severe damage. In the Marxalanes district, some streets were under 5 m of water.http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-13-08-2007/abc/Valencia/hasta-aqui-llego-la-riada_164364057827.html Hasta aquí llegó la riada This is where the flood came ABC 13 August 2007 The Natzaret district near Valencia port was cut off from the rest of the city. The city as a whole was left without water, gas and electricity and around 75% of commercial and industrial activity was affected. Around 5,800 homes were destroyed, leaving approximately 3,500 families homeless. The final death toll was at least 81 people. Response The local governments of Murcia, Madrid, Barcelona and surrounding areas immediately offered help, although external rescue efforts were hindered by the flooding of the main roads to the city. The Spanish army was deployed alongside the emergency services to help in the cleanup operation. The flood occurred as the government was having meetings in Barcelona. The minister responsible, Luis Carrero Blanco, interrupted those meetings to put Vicente Mortes Alfonso in charge of finding temporary housing for those left homeless by the disaster.https://books.google.com/books?id=j34IfEBtTLMC&pg=PA479 Valencia y las Valencias: su historia contemporánea (1800–1975) Federico Martínez Roda Fundación Univ. San Pablo 1998 479 On 24 October 1957, Spanish dictator Francisco Franco visited Valencia and promised government funding for reconstruction of the city and adequate supplies to those affected. In reaction to the disaster, the Cortes Españolas unanimously approved the Plan Sur on 21 December 1961.Martínez Roda, p38 This rerouted the Turia to the south of Valencia, three kilometres from its original course. The new course is 12 km long and 175 m wide. Despite objections from Quart de Poblet and Mislata, municipalities to the west of Valencia affected by the plan, work began in 1964 and finished in 1973. See also Storm Gloria, caused severe flooding in the Valencia area in January 2020 October 2024 Spain floods, of which the worst effects were in the Province of Valencia List of cold drop events References External links Photos of Francisco Franco's visit to Valencia in the aftermath of the flood https://web.archive.org/web/20131109095857/http://comunidad.levante-emv.com/servicios/galeriasMultimedia/index.jsp?pIdGaleria=162 9 November 2013 , Levante-EMV.com, accessed 9 November 2013 Category:1950s floods in Europe Category:1950s floods Category:1957 natural disasters Category:1957 in Spain Flood, Valencia,1957 1957 flood Category:October 1957 in Europe Valencia flood