2024 Spanish floods

Disastrous floods have been reported throughout the history of Valencia, from the 14th century up to the contemporary period.{{Cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=La primera gran riada en la historia de Valencia fue en 1517: derribó tres puentes de cinco y hubo cientos de muertos |trans-title=The first major flood in the history of Valencia was in 1517: it destroyed three of five bridges and left hundreds dead. |url=https://www.elespanol.com/historia/20241030/primera-gran-riada-historia-valencia-derribo-puentes-cientos-muertos/897410435_0.html |access-date=31 October 2024 |website=El Español |language=es |first=David |last=Barreira Randulfe}} The 1957 Valencia flood was caused by a three-day cold drop ({{Langx|es|gota fría}}) (which usually leads to heavy autumn rains in Spain and France); it overflowed the banks of the Túria river and devastated the city of Valencia.{{cite news |last1=Carrión |first1=R. |last2=Nicasio |first2=B. |date=13 August 2007 |title=Hasta aquí llegó la riada |trans-title=The flood reached this point |url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-13-08-2007/abc/Valencia/hasta-aqui-llego-la-riada_164364057827.html |access-date=31 October 2024 |website=ABC |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Gallardo |first1=Cristina |last2=Niiler |first2=Eric |last3=De Avila |first3=Joseph |title=How Deadly Flooding Ravaged Spain's Valencia Region |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/how-valencia-spain-flood-happened-347c9e25 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=2 November 2024 |url-access=subscription}}

The 1957 flood resulted in at least 81 fatalities. In response, the government of Francisco Franco initiated work on a "Southern Solution" ({{langx|es|Solución Sur}}), a giant canal to reroute the Túria River around the south of the city centre, three kilometres from its original course. From 1964 to 1973, the Franco government built the new 12 kilometre long, 175 metre wide channel, capable of draining 5,000 cubic metres of water per second. The Southern Solution was later revised from a hydraulic engineering project into a comprehensive Southern Plan ({{Langx|es|Plan Sur}}) which also included roads, railways, and other urban development projects. Since then, the Southern Plan has shielded the city centre, but did nothing to protect the rapidly growing towns to the south. In 2008, a hydraulic infrastructure program was proposed to protect the southern towns, at a cost of about €200 million. Very little of that program was ever implemented, leaving those towns vulnerable to severe flooding.

In September 2019, floods killed six people in Vega Baja del Segura. To respond to future floods, the Valencian government of Ximo Puig established the Valencian Emergencies Unit ({{langx|ca-valencia|Unitat Valenciana d'Emergències}}; {{langx|es|Unidad Valenciana de Emergencias}}). After the 2023 Valencian regional election. The new Valencian government of Carlos Mazón shut down the unit, which it considered a "superfluous expense".{{cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/politica/unidad-valenciana-emergencias-servicio-coordinacion-mazon-suspendio-llegar-gobierno_1_11779165.html|first=Laura|last=Martínez|date=30 October 2024|title=Qué era la Unidad Valenciana de Emergencias, el servicio de coordinación que Mazón suspendió al llegar al Gobierno|trans-title=What was the Valencian Emergency Unit, the coordination service that Mazón suspended when he took office?|work=elDiario.es|access-date=30 October 2024|language=es}}

On 25 October 2024, Spanish national agency AEMET meteorologist Juan Jesús González Alemán warned that the upcoming cold drop or DANA could become a high impact storm. This was initially ridiculed and described as "alarmism" on Twitter by climate change denialists.{{cite news|url=https://www.eldiario.es/rastreador/experto-aemet-aviso-cinco-dias-peligro-suponia-dana-ridiculizado-redes-sociales_132_11778978.html|title=Un experto de AEMET avisó hace cinco días del peligro que suponía esta DANA y fue ridiculizado en redes sociales|trans-title=An AEMET expert warned five days ago of the danger posed by this DANA and was ridiculed on social networks|date=30 October 2024|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=31 October 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2024/10/30/farsante-los-insultos-que-recibio-un-experto-de-la-aemet-al-avisar-del-riesgo-de-esta-dana-cadena-ser/|title=Un experto de la AEMET avisó hace cinco días del riesgo de la DANA y fue ridiculizado en redes|trans-title=An AEMET expert warned of the danger posed by this DANA five days ago and was ridiculed on social media|date=30 October 2024|work=Cadena SER|language=es|access-date=2 November 2024}}

Four environmental factors combined to produce the devastation of the 2024 Spanish floods:

The first factor is that the urban area of the City of Valencia lies flat around a riverbed on an alluvial plain, which places it at high risk of flooding. When heavy rains coincide with a convective storm during which the sea level tends to rise, the drainage of water is hindered and flood risk is doubled. The areas where it rained the most have not been flooded, but those whose geography is more predisposed to accumulate water, like the peripheral municipalities, but not the well protected city centre, were quickly flooded.{{Cite news |last=Sangrà |first=Marta |date=2024-10-31 |title=History and geography of Valencia: why have some areas been flooded and others not? |url=https://valenciasecreta.com/en/history-geography-valencia-dana/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=Valencia Secreta}}

The second factor is the urbanisation of the coastal area. Impervious surfaces, such as roads and buildings,{{Cite journal |last1=Eguíbar Galán |first1=Miguel Ángel |last2=Porta-García |first2=Raimon |last3=Torrijo Echarri |first3=Francisco Javier |last4=Garzón Roca |first4=Julio |date=2021-10-21 |title=Flood Hazards in Flat Coastal Areas of the Eastern Iberian Peninsula: A Case Study in Oliva (Valencia, Spain) |journal=Water |volume=13 |issue=21 |page=2975 |doi=10.3390/w13212975 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2021Water..13.2975E |url=https://docta.ucm.es/entities/publication/fe345b0f-3a35-4504-a05e-97e6e6e0b020 |issn=2073-4441}}{{rp|p=5}} impede water from penetrating the ground.{{r|Eguibar2021|p=12}} Water pools on level land,{{r|Eguibar2021|p=17}} and is further retained by the metre-high beach ridge.{{r|Eguibar2021|p=117}} When runoff is prevented and water gathers, flash flooding results.{{r|Eguibar2021|p=15}} Rising sea levels will further slow drainage time to days or even weeks.{{r|Eguibar2021|p=21}} From 1997–2007 there was intense urbanisation of the area around the City of Valencia and coastal areas generally, with little regard for the danger of severe flooding.

The third factor are the mountains of Valencia's interior.{{r|Eguibar2021|p=2}} Blocked from entering the interior of Spain by the mountains, humid air from over the sea is forced up by the wind, where it cools, condensing into heavy rain, producing torrents that can quickly flood low lying areas.{{r|Eguibar2021|pp=4-5}} For example, the town of Oliva south of the City of Valencia has experienced 20 intense floods since 1972.{{r|Eguibar2021|p=3}}

The fourth factor is that climate change had increased the destructive power of the storm in several ways. After the 2024 summer, the record high temperatures of the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean caused unusually high levels of water evaporation, that precipitated with record intensity when it came into contact with high altitude cold air arriving from the north. It made the storm 2 times more likely and the rainfall 12% heavier.{{cite web |title=Devastating rainfall hits Spain in yet another flood-related disaster |url=https://wmo.int/media/news/devastating-rainfall-hits-spain-yet-another-flood-related-disaster |website=World Meteorologic Organization |date=31 October 2024 |access-date=17 November 2024}}{{cite web|last=Hedgecoe|first=Guy|date=1 November 2024|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62lkne32v9o|title=Trapped in cars and garages: Why Valencia floods proved so deadly|work=BBC News|access-date=4 November 2024}} Increasing the flood risk, the hotter recent summers made the soil drier, reducing the ground's ability to soak up water, which facilitates flash flooding. Scientists suggest that climate change may also have caused the storm to move more slowly, creating more rainfall in the same place; the same is said about the central European storm "Boris".{{cite news |last1=McGrath |first1=Matt |title=Scientists say climate change made Spanish floods worse |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98eylqeg06o |access-date=17 November 2024 |agency=BBC |date=30 October 2024}} The warmer sea waters also increase wind speed during such storms.{{cite web |title=expert reaction to flash floods in south-eastern Spain |url=https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-flash-floods-in-south-eastern-spain/ |website=Science Media Centre |access-date=17 November 2024}} The warming of the Arctic makes the jet stream weaker, which facilitated the movement of cold arctic air further south, as occurred in this instance, when a pocket of cold air from over Greenland penetrated the warm air mass over Spain. When the cold air from the north meets the warm humid air from over the sea, it creates intense rainfall and strong winds. Climate change warming has also extended the season in which this DANA phenomena can occur: from only November, to anytime in the year.{{cite news |last1=Ruiz de Elvira Serra |first1=Antonio |title=Valencia floods: Our warming climate is making once-rare weather more common, and more destructive |url=https://theconversation.com/valencia-floods-our-warming-climate-is-making-once-rare-weather-more-common-and-more-destructive-242798 |access-date=17 November 2024 |agency=The conversation |date=5 November 2024}}

Climate Central extreme event attribution analysis indicates that the unprecedented intensity of the rainfalls were largely due to the rising temperature of the Atlantic Ocean.{{cite web|url=https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index-alert/ocean-csi-spain-floods|title=Analysis: Valencia floods fueled by ocean warming in the Tropical Atlantic linked to climate change|date=31 October 2024|work=Climate Central|access-date=31 October 2024}}

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Starting on 29 October 2024, a cold drop brought drastic flash flooding to southern and south-eastern Spain, primarily in the Valencia region. At 06:42, the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) issued an orange weather warning for the south of Valencia. Less than 20 minutes later, the port of Valencia announced it would be shutting down.{{cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/cronologia-alerta-llego-tarde-utiel-requena-inundan-pasar-despues-rio-abajo_1_11779079.html|title=Cronología de una alerta que llegó tarde: "Cuando Utiel y Requena se inundan, se sabe lo que va a pasar después río abajo"|trans-title=Chronology of a warning that came too late: "When Utiel and Requena are flooded, you know what will happen next downstream"|first=Sergi|last=Pitarch Garrido|date=30 October 2024|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=31 October 2024}} At 07:36, the AEMET issued a red weather warning for the Valencian interior and upgraded its previous warning to the highest level. By this time, the Plana d'Utiel was already receiving heavy rain. By 10:30, emergency services were rescuing people from their vehicles in Ribera.

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At 11:30, the ravine in Chiva overflowed and flooded the municipality; Chiva saw nearly {{convert|500|mm|in}} of rainfall during the day.{{Cite news |title=La peor gota fría en décadas devasta Valencia con al menos 70 víctimas mortales, decenas de desaparecidos y pueblos anegados|trans-title=Worst cold snap in decades devastates Valencia with at least 70 dead, dozens missing and villages flooded |url=https://elpais.com/espana/comunidad-valenciana/2024-10-30/la-peor-gota-fria-del-siglo-devasta-valencia-con-victimas-mortales-desaparecidos-y-pueblos-anegados.html|date=30 October 2024 |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=El País |language=es |first=Ferran |last=Bono Ara}} At 11:45, emergency services alerted municipalities along the Magro River. At 12:00, the Magro burst its banks in Utiel, which recorded {{cvt|200|mm|in}} of rainfall.{{Cite news |date=30 October 2024 |title=At least 51 dead in Spain after heavy rain causes flooding |url=https://www.euronews.com/2024/10/30/several-missing-in-spain-after-heavy-rain-causes-flooding |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=euronews |first=Kieran |last=Guilbert}} Utiel mayor Ricardo Gabaldón reported water levels three meters high, leaving several trapped and others missing. The University of Valencia, who had suspended classes the day before due to forecast of heavy rainfall and had set up an emergency committee years ago, decided to suspend at noon all teaching, administrative, research and cultural activities at all campuses and university facilities.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-03 |title=L'avís que sí que va arribar: la Universitat de València va constituir un comité de crisi per a suspendre les classes dilluns |trans-title=The warning that did come: the University of Valencia set up a crisis committee to suspend classes on Monday |url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/val/l-avis-si-arribar-universitat-valencia-constituir-comite-crisi-per-suspendre-les-classes-dilluns_1_11787000.html |work=ElDiario.es |language=ca |first=Laura |last=Martínez Redondo}} At 12:20, emergency services alerted municipalities along the Poyo ravine. By the following hour, affected municipalities lost electricity and telephone services. At noon, the {{ill|Provincial Deputation of Valencia|es|Diputación Provincial de Valencia|ca|Diputació de València}} sent all of its workers home, citing the "very high risk to the population" of the cold drop. By 14:00, all of its offices were closed.{{Cite news |first=Sergi|last=Pitarch Garrido|date=31 October 2024 |title=La Diputación de Valencia cerró sus centros de trabajo por la DANA seis horas antes de la alerta por SMS a la población |trans-title=The Deputation of Valencia closed its workplaces due to the DANA six hours before the SMS alert to the population| url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/diputacion-valencia-cerro-centros-trabajo-dana-seis-horas-aviso-personalizado-sms-poblacion_1_11781087.html |work=elDiario.es |language=es|access-date=1 November 2024}} The Poyo ravine registered peaks of discharge of about {{val|2300|u=m3|up=s}} in Paiporta.

At 13:00, Valencian President Carlos Mazón held a press conference to claim the storm would dissipate by 18:00. But by 17:35, emergency services were already issuing alerts regarding the overflow of the Magro and Júcar rivers. At 18:00, the town of Turís recorded 42 mm of precipitation in 10 minutes, and set the new Spanish record with {{cvt|184.6|mm}} in one hour.{{Cite news |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/comunitat-valenciana/2024/11/06/dana-valencia-lluvias-explosivas-record-solo-una-hora-espana-111434828.html |title=Turís registró el récord histórico de España con 184.6 L/m² en solo una hora |last=Mínguez Calabuig |first=Minerva |date=6 November 2024 |work=Levante-EMV|language=es|trans-title=Turís registered the historical record of Spain with 184.6 L/m² in just one hour |access-date= 6 November 2024}}{{cite tweet |number=1852327898457182637 |author=Associació Valenciana de Meteorologia |user=AVAMET |title=✅ Confirmem les dades de pluja de Torís - Canyapar el dia 29 d'octubre [...] Intensitats màximes: 139 l/m² en 1 hora, 370 l/m² en 4 hores |language=ca}} At 18:30, the Poyo burst its banks in Torrent and flooded downstream through several towns in Horta Sud. Many people died, while others sought refuge on the {{Ill|Autovía V-30|lt=Autovía V-30|es|V-30|ca|V-30}} or in shopping centres.

At 19:25, surging waters destroyed a bridge in Picanya. It was not until 20:11 that the Generalitat Valenciana issued an ES-alert cell phone warning, advising Valencian citizens to remain indoors. At 20:36, the Spanish government's Military Emergencies Unit (UME) was requested in the Valencian Community. At 21:00, Mazón reappeared to declare the floods an "unprecedented situation". Around midnight on 30 October, Mazón's social media team deleted a tweet claiming the storm would dissipate.{{cite news|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/mazon-borra-tuit-afirmaba-temporal-disminuiria-intensidad-18-00-horas_1_11779403.html|title=Mazón borra el tuit en el que el martes afirmaba que el temporal disminuiría de intensidad a las 18.00 horas|trans-title=Mazón deletes the tweet in which he stated on Tuesday that the storm would diminish in intensity at 18.00 hours.|date=30 October 2024|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=31 October 2024}}

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The {{Ill|Southern Solution|es|Plan Sur|ca|Pla Sud}} is a diversion canal for the Turia River built after the catastrophic 1957 flood, but it only protected the city proper of Valencia from major damage.{{Cite news |last=Torres Morales |first=Andoni |date=30 October 2024 |title=Así está el nuevo cauce del Turia a su paso por Valencia: una imagen nunca vista |trans-title=This is how the new Turia's riverbed in Valencia is: a never-seen-before image |url=https://www.lasprovincias.es/comunitat/nuevo-cauce-turia-paso-valencia-imagen-nunca-20241030023414-nt.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Las Provincias |language=es}} In the ground zero town of Paiporta alone, 62 people died.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/it-was-a-trap-flood-alert-came-too-late-for-residents-of-paiporta-spain|title='It was a trap': flood alert came too late for residents of Paiporta, Spain|first=Ashifa|last=Kassam|date=31 October 2024|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/flash-floods-spain-valencia-climate-change-what-to-know-f942142b82de24f5b4a18867bc32ae00|title=What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain|last=Medrano|first=Teresa|date=1 November 2024|work=Associated Press|access-date=2 November 2024}} The floods eventually affected all population centers in Horta Sud and most in Camp de Túria and Requena-Utiel.{{Cite news |last=Lorao Carreño |first=David |date=30 October 2024 |title=Se confirma la tragedia: al menos 62 muertos por la DANA en Valencia |trans-title=Tragedy is confirmed: at least 62 dead because of the cold drop in Valencia |url=https://www.articulo14.es/espana-por-la-igualdad/comunidad-valenciana/se-confirma-la-tragedia-al-menos-13-muertos-por-la-dana-en-valencia-20241030.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Artículo14 |language=es}}{{Cite news |last=Olmos Sánchez |first=Isabel |date=30 October 2024 |title=Riada en València: La alarma sonó demasiado tarde |trans-title=River overflow in Valencia: the alarm sounded too late |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/opinion/2024/10/30/alarma-sono-tarde-valencia-riada-temporal-muertos-tragedia-lluvia-dana-110875320.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Levante-EMB |language=es}}

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In Andalusia, the storm caused landslides{{cite news |url=https://www.elespanol.com/malaga/malaga-ciudad/20241029/estragos-temporal-malaga-causa-fuerte-tormenta-desprendimientos-inundaciones-capital/897160601_0.html |title=Los estragos del temporal en Málaga a causa de la fuerte tormenta: desprendimientos e inundaciones en la capital |trans-title=The havoc of the storm in Málaga: landslides and flooding in the capital city |first=Andrea |last=Jiménez Troyano |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=30 October 2024 |newspaper=El Español |language=es}}{{cite news |url=https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/lluvias-torrenciales-inundaciones-malaga-imagenes-20241029121638-ga.html |title=Las lluvias torrenciales sobre Málaga, en imágenes |trans-title=The torrential rain over Málaga, in pictures |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=30 October 2024 |newspaper=Diario Sur |language=es}} and damage to buildings, roads, bridges and agricultural land.{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/espana/2024-10-29/las-fuertes-lluvias-provocan-importantes-danos-en-el-ejido-y-mas-de-200-incidencias-en-el-resto-de-andalucia.html |title=Granizos como pelotas de golf en El Ejido: "Parecía el fin del mundo" |trans-title=Hail like golf balls in El Ejido: "It looked like the end of the world" |first=Nacho |last=Sánchez |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=30 October 2024 |newspaper=El País |language=es}}{{cite news |url=https://www.canalsur.es/noticias/andalucia/almeria/una-fuerte-tormenta-de-granizo-destroza-coches-y-arrasa-invernaderos-en-el-ejido/2093259.html |title=Una fuerte tormenta de granizo destroza coches y arrasa invernaderos en El Ejido |trans-title=A heavy hailstorm destroys cars and sweeps away greenhouses in El Ejido |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Canal Sur |language=es}}{{cite news |url=https://www.diariodealmeria.es/provincia/centenar-incidencias-temporal-lluvia-granizo_0_2002676669.html |title=Más de un centenar de incidencias por el temporal de lluvia y granizo en Almería |trans-title=More than a hundred incidents caused by the rain and hail storm in Almería |agency=Europa Press |date=29 October 2024 |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Diario de Almería |language=es}} Several people had to be rescued by the Civil Guard.{{cite news |date=30 October 2024 |title=Última hora de la DANA en Andalucía, en directo: inundaciones y carreteras cortadas por lluvias en Sevilla, Huelva, Málaga y Cádiz hoy |trans-title=Latest news from the DANA in Andalusia, live: floods and roads cut off by rain in Seville, Huelva, Malaga and Cadiz today |url=https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/ultima-hora-alerta-lluvias-tormentas-dana-andalucia-20241030084921-dis.html |language=es |work=ABC |access-date=30 October 2024}} Meteorologists predicted further storms would hit the regions on 31 October 2024.{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Joseph |date=30 October 2024 |title=Spanish authorities report at least 51 dead from devastating flash floods |url=https://www.news10.com/news/international/ap-spanish-authorities-report-multiple-victims-from-flash-flooding/ |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=News10 ABC}} On 11 November 2024 it caused floods in Balanegra, Vícar, Roquetas de Mar, El Ejido, Aguadulce and El Parador, in the province of Almería,{{cite news |last=Hacha |first=José |date=11 November 2024 |title=Los estragos de la DANA en Almería en vídeos: los cauces a rebosar y las carreteras inundadas |trans-title=The havoc caused by the DANA in Almería in videos: overflowing waterways and flooded roads |url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/andalucia/estragos-dana-almeria-videos-lluvias-inundaciones_0_2002770195.html |access-date=13 November 2024 |newspaper=Diario de Sevilla |language=es}} where three people were rescued.{{cite news |date=12 November 2024 |title=Así fue el rescate de tres personas en El Parador a causa de la DANA |trans-title=This was the rescue of three people in El Parador due to the DANA |url=https://www.diariodealmeria.es/almeria/rescate-tres-personas-parador-causa_0_2002773374.html |access-date=13 November 2024 |newspaper=Diario de Almería |language=es}} On 13 November 2024 the province of Málaga was in red alert,{{cite news |last1=Rosado Moreno |first1=Alba |last2=Sánchez |first2=Sebastián |last3=Tejada Fuerte |first3=Paula |last4=Recio Almendro |first4=Ángel |date=13 November 2024 |title=Málaga afronta la DANA: primeras trombas |trans-title=Málaga faces the DANA: first heavy downpours |url=https://www.elespanol.com/malaga/20241112/ultima-hora-nueva-dana-malaga-directo-provincia-prepara-lluvias-torrenciales-aviso-rojo/900759918_10.html |access-date=13 November 2024 |newspaper=El Español |language=es}} and on 14 November Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Cádiz was flooded.{{cite news |url=https://www.diariodecadiz.es/noticias-provincia-cadiz/dana-deja-inundaciones-sanlucar_0_2002787411.html |title=La DANA deja inundaciones en Sanlúcar |first=M. |last=Reina |date=14 November 2024 |access-date=17 March 2025 |newspaper=Diario de Cádiz |language=es}}

The Region of Murcia was also flooded, although to a lesser degree than other regions.{{cite news |title=Una DANA con más sustos que daños en la Región de Murcia |trans-title=A DANA with more scares than damage in the Murcia Region |url=https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/dana-sustos-danos-20241030003819-nt.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=La Verdad |date=30 October 2024 |language=es |first1=Alberto |last1=Sánchez de la Peña |first2=Sergio |last2=Conesa |first3=Inma |last3=Ruiz |first4=Alexia |last4=Salas García |first5=Juan |last5=Fernández Robles |first6=Claudio |last6=Caballero Fernández |first7=Jesús |last7=Yelo Gómez}} Flooding also reached the Aragon provinces of Teruel and Zaragoza, especially in the villages of Montalbán and La Hoz de la Vieja.{{cite news |last1=Poveda Gutiérrez |first1=Ismael |title=La DANA irrumpe en Aragón y provoca inundaciones en varias localidades de Teruel y Zaragoza |trans-title=The DANA bursts into Aragon and causes flooding in several towns in Teruel and Zaragoza |url=https://www.elmundo.es/aragon/2024/10/30/67221613e85eced91d8b457a.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=El Mundo |date=30 October 2024}}

Several videos taken of flash flooding showed people holding on to trees to resist the flood's rapid flow, with 30 people in Letur, Castilla–La Mancha trapped by floodwaters. Two dead women and five missing people were reported in the municipality.{{Cite web |date=31 October 2024 |title=Vecinos de Letur tras la tragedia |trans-title=Letur neighbors after the tragedy |url=https://www.abc.es/sociedad/vecinos-letur-tras-tragedia-20241031160007-vi.html |website=ABC}} On 5 November, the death toll reached five.{{cite news |date=5 November 2024 |title=Los muertos en Castilla-La Mancha ascienden a cinco tras encontrarse un segundo fallecido en Letur |trans-title=The amount of dead people in Castilla-La Mancha rises to five after a second deceased person found in Letur |url=https://elpais.com/espana/2024-11-05/ultima-hora-de-la-dana-en-directo.html |access-date=5 November 2024 |newspaper=El País |language=es}}

On the night of 3 November 2024 streets in Martorell, Castelldefels and Gavà in Barcelona were flooded by rain.{{cite news |last=Zamoro |first=Carlotta |date=4 November 2024 |title=El Baix Llobregat, en alerta roja: las lluvias torrenciales inundan las calles de Martorell, Castelldefels y Gavà |trans-title=El Baix Llobregat on red alert: torrential rains flood the streets of Martorell, Castelldefels, and Gavà. |url=https://metropoliabierta.elespanol.com/el-pulso-de-la-ciudad/20241104/el-baix-llobregat-en-alerta-roja-las-lluvias-torrenciales-inundan-calles-de-martorell/898660139_0.html |access-date=4 November 2024 |newspaper=Metrópoli Abierta |language=es}} Sitges and Tarragona were also affected,{{cite news |date=3 November 2024 |title=Calles inundadas en Sitges: las lluvias torrenciales se desplazan hacia el Baix Llobregat y el Penedès |trans-title=Flooded streets in Sitges: torrential rains move towards the Baix Llobregat and the Penedès. |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/20241103/calles-inundadas-sitges-alerta-cataluna-lluvias-111320815 |access-date=4 November 2024 |newspaper=El Periódico |language=es}}{{cite news |date=3 November 2024 |title=La DANA azota ahora Tarragona y provoca inundaciones y cortes de carreteras |trans-title=The DANA now hits Tarragona and causes floods and road shutdowns |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/tarragona/20241103/10074680/dana-provoca-inundaciones-sitges.html |access-date=4 November 2024 |newspaper=La Vanguardia |language=es}} and Tarragona again on 13 November.{{cite news |last=Lara |first=Pilar |date=13 November 2024 |title=La AEMET activa la alerta roja en Málaga y Tarragona |trans-title=AEMET activates red alert on Málaga and Tarragona |url=https://www.ondacero.es/noticias/eltiempo/ultima-hora-dana-aemet-activa-alerta-roja-malaga-tarragona_202411136734639712e24a0001f34ccb.html |access-date=13 November 2024 |work=Onda Cero |language=es}} On the evening of 8 November, torrential rain caused flooding in Cadaqués and Girona.{{cite news |last=de Diego |first=Sara |date=8 November 2024 |title=Las lluvias torrenciales inundan Cadaqués (Girona): decenas de coches arrastrados y sin alerta móvil de Protección Civil |trans-title=Torrential rains flood Cadaqués (Girona): tens of cars dragged and no mobile alert from civil protection services |url=https://www.elespanol.com/espana/20241108/lluvias-torrenciales-inundan-cadaques-decenas-coches-arrastrados-sin-alerta-proteccion-civil/899660029_0.html |access-date=8 November 2024 |newspaper=El Español |language=es}}

The floodwaters killed at least 232 people, including 224 in the province of Valencia,{{cite news |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5652095/0/ultima-hora-noticias-fallecidos-desaparecidos-dana-directo/ |title=El Gobierno eleva a 223 los fallecidos en España, 215 de ellos en Valencia |author=L. B. |date=8 November 2024 |access-date=8 November 2024 |newspaper=20 Minutos |language=es}}{{cnf|date=January 2025}} seven more in Castile–La Mancha{{Cite news|title=Spain floods: searchers scour car parks and malls amid fears death toll will rise|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/04/spain-floods-military-unit-searches-car-parks-and-malls-amid-fears-death-toll-will-rise|work=The Guardian|date=4 November 2024|access-date=4 November 2024}} and one in Andalusia.{{cite news |title=Primer fallecido en Andalucía como consecuencia de las inundaciones |trans-title=First death in Andalusia as a result of the floods |url=https://www.ideal.es/andalucia/primer-fallecido-andalucia-consecuencia-inundaciones-20241030181350-nt.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Ideal |date=30 October 2024 |language=es}}{{cite news |url=https://www.g24.gal/-/o-goberno-eleva-a-70-os-falecidos-pola-dina-e-decreta-tres-d%C3%ADas-de-loito-oficial |title=A DINA deixa xa 92 mortos só en Valencia; o Goberno decreta tres días de loito oficial |trans-title=The DANA already leaves 92 dead in Valencia alone; the Government decrees three days of official mourning |date=30 October 2024 |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=G24 |language=gl}}{{cite news |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2024-10-30/dana-valencia-inundaciones-carreteras-cortadas_3993668/ |title=Los muertos ascienden a 158 y el temporal pone en alerta máxima a Castellón y al sur de Tarragona |trans-title=Death toll rises to 158 and storm puts Castellón and southern Tarragona on high alert |first1=Adriana |last1=López |first2=Marta |last2=Martínez |first3=Lino |last3=Vargas |date=31 October 2024 |access-date=31 October 2024 |newspaper=El Confidencial |language=es}} According to AEMET chief climatologist José Ángel Núñez, most deaths occurred in localities with no rain.{{cite web |last=Navarro Castelló |first=Carlos |date=31 October 2024 |title=José Ángel Núñez, de AEMET: "La mayoría de personas murieron en zonas donde no llovía. Hay que hacer una reflexión" |trans-title=José Ángel Núñez of the AEMET: "Most people died in areas where it didn't rain. We need to reflect" |url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/valencia/jose-angel-nunez-aemet-mayoria-personas-murieron-zonas-no-llovia-hay-reflexion_1_11781016.html |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=elDiario.es |language=es}} A total of 78 municipalities registered at least one fatality. A total of 36,605 people were rescued nationwide.{{cite web |last=Medrano |first=Teresa |date=8 November 2024 |title=Spain's catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 223 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage |url=https://apnews.com/article/spain-floods-valencia-numbers-21fccd4a9eba4fada0745db0a5a0dd12 |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=Associated Press}}

Seventeen foreign nationals were among those killed.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20241114/datos-victimas-dana-valencia/16330827.shtml|title=Más de la mitad de las 216 víctimas mortales de la DANA en Valencia tenía al menos 70 años|work=RTVE Noticias|date=14 November 2024|language=es}}

Half of the fatalities were aged over 60, while nine were children.{{cite web|url=https://www.levante-emv.com/comunitat-valenciana/2024/11/18/muertes-dana-valencia-victimas-mortales-equipos-buscan-11-desaparecidos-111811393.html|title=Los equipos continúan la búsqueda de 11 desaparecidos por la DANA|work=Levante|date=18 November 2024|language=es}} 65% of the fatalities were men.{{cite news |last1=Hidalgo Pérez |first1=Montse |last2=Clemente Pomeda |first2=Yolanda |title=Datos de los fallecidos en la dana por edad, género y lugar: casi la mitad tenía más de 70 años |url=https://elpais.com/espana/comunidad-valenciana/2024-11-14/casi-la-mitad-de-las-216-victimas-mortales-de-la-dana-en-valencia-tenian-70-o-mas-anos.html |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=El País |date=14 November 2024 |language=es|trans-title=Data about the deceases in the storm by age, gender and place: almost a half were over 70.}}

Football player {{ill|José Castillejo|ca|José Castillejo Belinchón}} and business executives Vicente Tarancón (Luanvi), Miguel Burdeos, José Luis Marín and Antonio Noblejas (Deloitte) were confirmed among the fatalities.{{cite web|date=31 October 2024 |language=es |title=Muere José Castillejo, canterano del Valencia CF, víctima de la DANA |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2024/10/31/muere-jose-castillejo-canterano-del-valencia-cf-victima-de-la-dana/ |work=Infobae|trans-title=José Castillejo, home-farmed player for Valencia CF, dies victim of the DANA}}{{cite news |title=Hallados los cuerpos sin vida de los empresarios dueños de Deliplus, Luanvi y los colegios Mas Camarena |url=https://elpais.com/economia/2024-11-10/hallan-los-cuerpos-sin-vida-de-miguel-burdeos-dueno-de-deliplus-y-bosque-verde-y-vicente-tarancon-fundador-de-luanvi.html |first1=Nuria |last1=Morcillo García |first2=Javier |last2=García Ropero |date=10 November 2024 |work=El País |language=es |trans-title=Owners of Deliplus, Luanvi and Mas Camarena schools, found dead}}{{cite news |title=Confirman la muerte del propietario de los colegios Mas Camarena, José Luis Marín, desaparecido tras la DANA |url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5652705/0/confirman-muerte-propietario-colegio-mas-camarena-jose-luis-marin-desaparecido-tras-dana/ |work=20 Minutos |agency=EFE |date=11 November 2024 |language=es |trans-title=Found the body of the owner of the Mas Camarena schools, José Luis Marín, went missing after the DANA}}{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/economia/2024-11-18/hallan-el-cuerpo-de-antonio-noblejas-el-cuarto-de-los-empresarios-valencianos-desaparecidos-por-la-dana.html |title=Hallan el cuerpo de Antonio Noblejas, el cuarto de los empresarios valencianos desaparecidos por la dana |first1=Javier |last1=García Ropero |first2=Nuria |last2=Morcillo García |language=es |work=El País |trans-title=Found the body of Antonio Noblejas, the fourth Valencia businessman missing after the DANA}}

Initially, around 2,000 people were declared missing in Valencia as of 3 November,{{cite web|date=3 November 2024|title=Aumenta a 216 el número de muertos por inundaciones en España|url=https://www.cadena3.com/noticia/rony-en-vivo/aumenta-a-216-el-numero-de-muertos-por-inundaciones-en-espana_399983|access-date=3 November 2024|work=Cadena 3|language=es|trans-title=The number of deaths of the Spain floods rises to 216}} generally based on calls to an emergency number regarding missing family members.{{cite web|first=Lucas|last=Marco|date=1 November 2024|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/acta-reunion-crisis-mazon-marlaska-1-900-desaparecidos-provisionales-riesgo-colapso-hospitales-valencia_1_11785052.html|title=El acta de la reunión de crisis entre Mazón y Marlaska: 1.900 personas denunciadas como desaparecidas en el 112|trans-title=The minutes of the crisis meeting between Mazón and Marlaska: 1,900 people reported missing at 112|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=1 November 2024}} By 5 November, that number had decreased to 89{{cite news|title=At least 89 people missing from floods in eastern Spain, court authorities say|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/least-89-people-missing-floods-eastern-spain-court-authorities-say-2024-11-05/|date=5 November 2024|access-date=5 November 2024|publisher=Reuters}} on 6 November then it increased to 93,{{cite news |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sociedad/20241107/desaparecidos-dana-valencia-suben-111445442 |title=Los desaparecidos por la DANA en Valencia suben a 93 |first=Teresa |last=Domínguez |date=7 November 2024 |access-date=7 November 2024 |newspaper=El Periódico |language=es}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lasprovincias.es/sociedad/desaparecidos-valencia-dana-ascienden-personas-20241106215441-ntrc.html |title=Ascienden a 93 los casos activos de desaparecidos en Valencia por la DANA |first=Almudena |last=Santos |date=6 November 2024 |access-date=7 November 2024 |newspaper=Las Provincias |language=es}} and on 11 November it decreased to 23.{{cite news |url=https://www.eleconomista.es/actualidad/noticias/13079557/11/24/dana-descienden-a-23-las-personas-desaparecidas-en-valencia.html |title=DANA: descienden a 23 las personas desaparecidas en Valencia |first=Raúl |last=González Pérez |date=11 November 2024 |access-date=13 November 2024 |newspaper=El Economista |language=es}} Five more were missing in Castilla–La Mancha, and five deaths. Among the missing were 16 members of Spain's Romanian community.{{cite news|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/cinci-romani-dati-disparuti-in-inundatiile-din-spania-anunta-mae-5064586|title=6 români găsiți în viață, 16 români rămân dispăruți în inundațiile din Spania, anunță MAE|trans-title=6 Romanians found alive, 16 Romanians remain missing in floods in Spain, announces MAE|first=Cristian|last=Otopeanu|newspaper=Libertatea|date=30 October 2024|language=ro}} Many victims were trapped in their cars in underground garages due to the rapid rise in water levels.{{cite news |last1=Atienza |first1=Héctor |title=¿Por qué en Valencia si llueve sacan el coche del garaje? |url=https://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2024/11/04/6727a55afdddfff80e8b4570.html |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=El Mundo |date=4 November 2024 |language=es|trans-title=Why do people in Valencia take their cars out of the garage if it rains?}}

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The flooding significantly damaged buildings and infrastructure, derailing a high-speed train near Málaga but not injuring any of its nearly 300 passengers.{{Cite web |title=Flash floods in Spain leave at least 51 people dead |url=https://news.sky.com/story/flash-floods-in-spain-leave-13-people-dead-as-british-couple-describe-mayhem-13244275 |access-date=30 October 2024 |website=Sky News}} The high-speed railway line linking Valencia to Madrid was cut, while 232 kilometers of rail and road links required repair. Over 100,000 cars were damaged. About 40,000 vehicles may be totalled since the damage and their age would not justify a repair.{{cite news |last1=G. Lifona |first1=Daniel |title=Siniestro total: ¿cuántos coches se han perdido por la DANA y cuál es la indemnización a recibir? |url=https://www.expansion.com/empresas/motor/2024/11/05/672a182f468aeb2d228b45a3.html |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Expansión |date=5 November 2024 |language=es|trans-title=Total loss: how many cars have been lost because of the cold drop and what is the compensation payment}}

Across Valencia, 1,800 businesses were destroyed and 4,500 others were damaged.{{cite news|title=Spain floods latest: King Charles 'utterly heartbroken' as deaths rise; tragedy exposes 'criminal negligence'|url=https://news.sky.com/story/spain-floods-latest-valencia-rain-weather-live-13244547|date=2 November 2024|access-date=2 November 2024|publisher=Sky News}} The Insurance Compensation Consortium recorded at least 116,000 insurance claims for flood damage with a total value of at least 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion), with 60% of the claims for cars and 31% for homes. Munich Re estimates the total damage to have been 10.7 billion euros ($11 billion) of which 4.1 billion euros ($4.2 billion) were insured.{{Cite web |title=Climate change is showing its claws: The world is getting hotter, resulting in severe hurricanes, thunderstorms and floods {{!}} Munich Re |url=https://www.munichre.com/en/company/media-relations/media-information-and-corporate-news/media-information/2025/natural-disaster-figures-2024.html |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=www.munichre.com}}

Valencia alone will account for 70% of flood-related deaths in Europe in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Planelles |first=Manuel |date=2025-04-15 |title=El 70% de los muertos por inundaciones en Europa en todo 2024 fallecieron en la dana de Valencia |url=https://elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/2025-04-15/el-70-de-los-muertos-por-inundaciones-en-europa-en-todo-2024-fallecieron-en-la-dana-de-valencia.html |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=El País |language=es}}

File:Façana derruïda d'un edifici al carrer València (Alginet, Ribera Alta).jpg destroyed by the storm]]

Spanish rail operator Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias is suspending all Valencia rail services until the situation normalizes. This included suspensions for high-speed rail services from Valencia to Madrid, and all commuter train services in Valencia. Moreover, floods and subsequent crashes blocked parts of major highways Autovía A-3/E-901, Autovía A-7/E-15,{{Cite news |last1=Gonález |first1=L |last2=Quílez |first2=S |last3=Gómez |first3=L |last4=Fedriani |first4=I |date=29 October 2024 |title=Inundaciones por la DANA, en directo |trans-title=Live: floods caused by the cold drop |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20241029/graves-inundaciones-por-dana-directo/16308850.shtml |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Radio-televisión española |language=es}} and other roads.{{Cite tweet| name = Dir. Gral. Tráfico| user = DGTes| date = 30 October 2024| title = 📢⚠️ Actualizamos la información por DANA:⚫️ Valencia, cortadas: A-3, Chiva y Mislata. ➡️A-7, en La Alcudia, y Sagunto. ➡️V-30, Mislata. ➡️V-31 y CV-36, Horno de Alcedo y Silla. ➡️CV-35,Titaguas. ➡️N-3, Villar de Olmos y Utiel. ➡️CV-33, Torrent. ➡️CV-50, Alzira.| number = 1851642298146189642}} Metrovalencia suspended services, with the lines south of the city particularly badly affected. It was expected that it would take months to restore normal service.{{cite web |url=https://valenciaplaza.com/metrovalencia-tardara-meses-en-recuperar-la-conexion-con-los-municipios-del-sur |title=Metrovalencia tardará meses en recuperar el servicio entre la capital y los municipios del sur |last=Torres |first=Begoña |date=31 October 2024 |access-date=1 November 2024 |language=es |trans-title=It will take months to restore normal Metrovalencia service to the southern municipalities}}

File:Estantes vacíos de carne en un Mercadona el 31 de Octubre de 2024 en Castellón.jpg on 31 October in Castellón after panic buying{{cite news |url=https://www.economiadigital.es/valencia/empresas/agua-mercadona-consum-dana-valencia.html |title=Agotada el agua en Mercadona y Consum en Valencia por el pánico de bulos generados con la DANA |first=Julián |last=Arraz |date=30 October 2024 |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=Economía Digital |language=es}}{{cite news |url=https://www.todoalicante.es/comunitat/supermercados-vacios-panico-nueva-dana-20241101085854-nt.html |title=Supermercados vacíos por el pánico a una nueva DANA |date=1 November 2024 |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=Todo Alicante |language=es}}]]

Twelve flights were diverted from Valencia Airport due to heavy rainfall and winds, while 10 more arrivals and departures there were cancelled.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} At Málaga Airport, numerous flights were cancelled or rerouted on 29 October,{{cite news |date=29 October 2024 |title=Atascos y retrasos en los vuelos por las intensas lluvias y la tormenta de rayos en Málaga |trans-title=Traffic jams and flight delays due to heavy rain and lightning in Malaga |url=https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/malaga/atascos-retrasos-vuelos-paso-dana-malaga-20241029092435-nts.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=ABC |location= |language=es}} until normal services resumed on 30 October.

With the emergency number saturated by reported incidents, many people asked social media for help for themselves or family members.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=Personas atrapadas por la dana piden auxilio por redes sociales con vídeos y mensajes angustiosos |trans-title=People trapped by the cold drop appeal for help on social media with distressing messages and videos |url=https://elpais.com/videos/2024-10-29/personas-atrapadas-por-la-dana-piden-auxilio-por-redes-sociales-con-videos-y-mensajes-angustiosos.html |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=El País |language=es}} The Circuit Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste, Valencian Community was used as a relief centre, but with access roads damaged.{{Cite web |last=Cobb |first=Haydn |date=30 October 2024 |title=MotoGP "committed" on Valencia GP but focus on flooding support effort |url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/motogp-committed-on-valencia-gp-but-focus-on-flooding-support-effort/10668388/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |website=Motorsport.com}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=Valencia Update |url=https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/512031 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Official Home of Formula E}}{{Cite web |last=Gougis |first=Michael |date=2024-10-30 |title=MotoGP: Valencia Facility Damaged In Deadly Floods |url=https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/motogp-valencia-facility-damaged-in-deadly-floods/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Roadracing World Magazine}} The Valencia MotoGP scheduled on 17 November was cancelled, with organisers planning to hold the event at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Barcelona.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-01 |title=Valencia MotoGP race cancelled due to deadly flood damage in Spain |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/11/1/valencia-motogp-race-cancelled-due-to-deadly-flood-damage-in-spain |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Al Jazeera}} The FIA Formula E Official Test and Women's Test, due on 4–7 November at the circuit, were postponed to 5–8 November at Circuito del Jarama in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid.{{Cite web |last=Mackley |first=Stefan |date=1 November 2024 |title=Formula E moves pre-season test to Jarama after Valencia flooding |url=https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/formula-e-jarama-pre-season-test-valencia-flooding/10668824/ |access-date=1 November 2024 |website=Motorsport.com}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=Formula E statement following devastating floods in Valencia |url=https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/512188 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Formula E}}{{Cite web |last=Golding |first=Nick |date=2024-10-31 |title=Formula E makes vital switch after deadly Spanish flash floods |url=https://racingnews365.com/formula-e-switches-testing-venue-after-deadly-flash-floods-strike-spain |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=RacingNews365n}}

The Valencia municipal government suspended all sports and classes for 30 October.{{Cite news |date=2024-10-30 |title=Spain declares three days of mourning after at least 95 people killed in flash flooding disaster |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/over-95-dead-in-spain-flash-flooding-emergency/104539978 |access-date=2024-10-31 |work=ABC News}} Football games in the Copa del Rey involving teams from the Valencia region on 30 October were postponed a week.{{cite news |date=30 October 2024 |title=Aplazados el Parla Escuela – Valencia, el Pontevedra – Levante y el Ejea – Hércules de Copa |trans-title=The cup games of Parla Escuela – Valencia, Pontevedra – Levante and Ejea – Hércules have been postponed |url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/2024/10/30/aplazado-pontevedra-levante-copa.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=Marca |location= |language=es}} The Seville book fair was suspended on 29 and 30 October. Five games in Valencia due on 2 and 3 November were postponed, including Valencia against Real Madrid.{{cite news |first=Conrado|last=Valle|date=31 October 2024 |title=Oficial: el Valencia-Real Madrid, aplazado por la DANA |trans-title= Valencia-Real Madrid, moved due to DANA |url=https://as.com/futbol/oficial-el-valencia-real-madrid-aplazado-por-la-dana-n/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Diario AS |location= |language=es}} Osasuna player Ante Budimir and Girona player Miguel Gutiérrez wore shirts carrying the caption "Be strong Valencia" during their respective La Liga matches on 2 November. The Osasuna squad, which won 1–0 against Real Valladolid, said it dedicated their victory to the flood victims and coach Vicente Moreno, who is from the affected town of Massanassa.{{cite news |first=Azzoni |last=Tales |date=3 November 2024 |title=Osasuna dedicates soccer win to its coach and to victims of deadly floods in Valencia region |url=https://apnews.com/article/osasuna-floods-moreno-girona-spanish-league-42f0b65f8e4a48dbca248cbb26dd1411 |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=Associated Press}} Starting the week of 5 November, a moment of silence was observed at all UEFA club matches for the victims of the floods.{{cite news | url=https://supersport.com/golf/uefa-champions-league/news/ff9493d7-d6a6-4103-bafd-908fac6d613b/minute-s-silence-for-spain-before-uefa-matches | title=Minute's silence for Spain before Uefa matches |work=Supersport |agency=Agence France Presse |date=4 November 2024}}

The electric grid suffered serious damage, and natural gas distribution services were precautionarily suspended.{{Cite tweet |user=generalitat |number=1852018899945992503 |title=La Generalitat coordina amb les companyies energètiques els treballs per al restabliment del subministrament Municipis afectats per la #DANA La xarxa elèctrica està greument danyada Talls de subministrament de gas per a garantir la seguretat @GVAinicotur}} The economic loss is expected to break the record of the 1983 Spanish floods.{{cite news |date=30 October 2024 |title=Spain floods death toll rises to 158 as rescuers comb for survivors |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckmgmdxg254t?page=2 |work=BBC News |access-date=31 October 2024}}

Over 100 people were arrested for theft and looting in the aftermath of the floods.{{cite news |title=Un centenar de detenidos por robos y saqueos en las zonas de Valencia afectadas por la DANA|trans-title=A hundred people arrested for theft and looting in the zones of Valencia affected by the cold drop |url=https://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2024/11/02/672681a7e4d4d864438b456f.html |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=El Mundo |agency=EFE |date=2 November 2024 |language=es}}

The Bank of Spain estimated that the floods could result in a 0.2% reduction in Spain's economic growth rate for the last quarter of 2024.{{cite news |title=Floods to shave 0.2 percentage points off Spain's growth |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241120-floods-to-shave-0-2-percentage-points-off-spain-s-growth |access-date=20 November 2024 |work=France 24 |agency=AFP |date=20 November 2024}}

The Mazón administration was criticised for its disaster response. Compromís spokesperson {{ill|Àgueda Micó|es||ca}} held Mazón personally responsible for the deaths and "shirking his responsibilities".{{cite web|first=Ana|last=Cabanillas|date=31 October 2024|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20241031/compromis-carga-mazon-muertes-gestion-111010896|title=Compromís carga contra Mazón y le acusa de "rehuir responsabilidades": "Hubo muertes por la dana y por la gestión"|trans-title=Compromís charges against Mazón and accuses him of "shirking his responsibilities": "There were deaths due to the dana and the management"|work=El Periódico|language=es|access-date=31 October 2024}} Mazón's People's Party's leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo defended him, instead blaming AEMET for failing to alert promptly.{{cite web|first=Aitor|last=Riveiro|date=31 October 2024|url=https://www.eldiario.es/politica/feijoo-sale-defensa-mazon-cuestiona-previsiones-aemet-dana_1_11780615.html|title= Feijóo sale en defensa de Mazón y cuestiona las previsiones de la AEMET sobre la DANA|trans-title=Feijóo comes to Mazón's defence and questions the AEMET's forecasts on the DANA.|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=31 October 2024}} However, AEMET's timeline of events contradicted Feijóo: it first issued a weather red alert at 07:31 for northern inland Valencia and extended the warning to southern Valencia at 07:36; however, at 13:00, Mazón spoke to the press where he downplayed the storm and claimed it would dissipate by 18:00.{{cite web|first=Toño|last=Fraguas|date=31 October 2024|url=https://www.eldiario.es/rastreador/datos-aemet-desmienten-feijoo-primera-alerta-envio-7-36-martes_132_11781301.html|title= Los datos de la AEMET desmienten a Feijóo: la primera alerta se difundió a las 7.36 del martes|trans-title=The AEMET data refutes Feijóo: the first alert was issued at 7.36 a.m. on Tuesday|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=31 October 2024}} Several meteorologists said that Feijóo's blame of AEMET could engender distrust of the meteorological agency and further endanger people by delegitimising weather warnings.{{cite web|first=Antonio|last=Martínez Ron|date=1 November 2024|url=https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/cientificos-advierten-cuestionar-aemet-hecho-feijoo-pone-peligro_1_11782595.html|title= Los científicos advierten: cuestionar a la AEMET, como ha hecho Feijóo, nos pone a todos en peligro |trans-title=Scientists warn: questioning AEMET, as Feijóo has done, puts us all in danger|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=1 November 2024}} Twenty Valencian civic organisations and trade unions also demanded Mazón's resignation.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsaltodiario.com/valencia/convocan-manifestacion-mazon-dimision|title= Convocada la primera manifestación para exigir la dimisión de Carlos Mazón|trans-title=First demonstration called to demand the resignation of Carlos Mazón|date=31 October 2024|work=El Salto|language=es|access-date=1 November 2024}} The civil organisation "Justice for Valencia" opened a lawsuit against Mazón, as well as Emilio Argüeso and {{ill|Salomé Pradas Ten{{!}}Salomé Pradas|es|Salomé Pradas Ten}}, under the charges of reckless homicide.{{cite web|first=Ester|last=Fayos|date=5 November 2024|url=https://directa.cat/la-demanda-penal-contra-carlos-mazon-apuntara-al-delicte-dhomicidi-imprudent/|title=Estudien la presentació d'una demanda penal contra Carlos Mazón per un delicte d'homicidi imprudent|trans-title=Considering the filing of a criminal lawsuit against Carlos Mazón for the crime of reckless homicide|work=La Directa|language=ca|access-date=5 November 2024}} The General Confederation of Labour (CGT) also requested that the Valencian prosecutor's office investigate Mazón for criminal negligence.{{cite web|first=Jesús|last=Rodríguez|date=5 November 2024|url=https://directa.cat/cgt-denuncia-carlos-mazon-per-multiples-delictes-contra-els-drets-dels-treballadors/|title=CGT denuncia Carlos Mazón per múltiples delictes contra els drets dels treballadors|trans-title=The CGT denounces Carlos Mazón for multiple crimes against workers' rights|work=La Directa|language=ca|access-date=5 November 2024}}

As of November, the Valencian government had not declared the situation a "catastrophic emergency", the maximum state of emergency available to a regional government, which would have made Mazón personally and legally responsible for managing the emergency response, thus keeping both political control at the regional level and legal blame to regional Minister of the Interior {{ill|Salomé Pradas Ten|es||ca}},{{cite web|first1=Miguel|last1=González|first2=Ferran|last2=Bono|url=https://elpais.com/espana/2024-11-02/la-generalitat-valenciana-no-ha-declarado-el-maximo-nivel-de-emergencia-que-permite-su-legislacion.html|title=La Generalitat valenciana no ha declarado el máximo nivel de emergencia que permite su legislación|trans-title=The Valencian Government has not declared the maximum level of emergency permitted by legislation|date=2 November 2024|work=El País|language=es|access-date=2 November 2024}} who was dismissed by Mazón on 22 November.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

On 4 November, in an interview with Cadena COPE, Mazón blamed the Spanish government and commanders of the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) for mismanaging the response to the flooding. He claimed that, at 15:21 on 29 October, he had requested the intervention of the UME in Utiel and Requena, and that the Hydrographic Confederation, under the direction of Environment Minister Teresa Ribera, had suppressed the alerts. This was swiftly denied by the Confederation, which stated that the regional government is responsible for issuing any alerts.{{cite web|first=Laura|last=Martínez|date=4 November 2024|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/politica/mazon-cambia-estrategia-busca-confrontacion-sanchez-culpa-ahora-ume-confederacion-hidrografica-retraso_1_11789229.html|title=Mazón cambia de estrategia y busca la confrontación con Sánchez: culpa ahora a la UME y a la Confederación Hidrográfica del retraso|trans-title=Mazón changes strategy and seeks confrontation with Sánchez: he now blames the UME and the Hydrographic Confederation for the delay|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=4 November 2024}} General Francisco Javier Marcos, the commander of the UME, also rejected Mazón's claims. He stated that the UME had mobilised 1,000 soldiers on the day of the floods, but that it was subject to the orders of the regional government, which directed the emergency response. He said the moment the Valencian government gave the order, the UME deployed to affected zones within minutes.{{cite web|first=José Enrique|last=Monrosi|date=4 November 2024|url=https://www.eldiario.es/politica/jefe-ume-desmiente-mazon-comunidad-autonoma-dirige-emergencia-decide_1_11790706.html|title= El jefe de la UME desmiente a Mazón: "Es la comunidad autónoma quien dirige la emergencia y decide dónde vamos"|trans-title=The head of the UME refutes Mazón: "It is the autonomous community who directs the emergency and decides where we go"|language=es|work=elDiario.es|access-date=4 November 2024}}

On 15 November, Mazón acknowledged failures in detection and warning systems but said that he would not step down from his post amid protests.{{cite web|first=Suman |last=Naishadham |date=16 November 2024|url=https://apnews.com/article/valencia-floods-spain-mazon-3b0cfbb67f5a8d8a9ba3696766c26d04 |title=Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step down |work=Associated Press |access-date=16 November 2024}}

On 20 November, Mazón appointed the retired military officer and former director of the Spanish Armed Forces Intelligence Center {{ill|Francisco José Gan Pampols|es|}} as the new Vice President of the Valencian Government for Reconstruction.{{cite news |title=Mazón pone a un militar al frente de la reconstrucción económica y social |first=Manuel |last=Viejo González |url=https://elpais.com/espana/2024-11-19/mazon-sorprende-con-el-fichaje-de-un-militar-en-la-reserva-para-la-vicepresidencia-de-la-reconstruccion.html |date=19 November 2024 |trans-title=Mazón names a military office head of the social and economic reconstruction |work=El País |language=es}}

The Spanish government established a crisis committee to coordinate the national response to the disaster, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez publicly noting his monitoring of damage reports and missing persons updates. The Military Emergencies Unit deployed to Valencia to aid rescue efforts. Emergency responders needed helicopters to lift residents in Álora, Andalusia trapped by a nearby swollen river.{{Cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=Dozens killed as heavy rains, flash floods slam Spain |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241030-several-bodies-found-as-heavy-rains-flash-floods-slam-spain |access-date=30 October 2024 |website=France 24}} King Felipe VI expressed his "desolation and concern at the tragedy" and "together with the Queen, we wish to send our condolences to all the families affected who have lost loved ones and who still do not know what happened to their relatives" and held a video conference with the Military Emergency Unit.{{cite web|first=Angie|last=Calero|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/casa-rey-muestra-desolada-efectos-dana-pesame-20241030112218-nt.html|title=El Rey Felipe VI: "Lo principal es expresar el pésame y la tristeza por tantas pérdidas de vidas humanas"|trans-title=King Felipe VI: "The main thing is to express condolences and sadness for the loss of so many human lives"|date=30 October 2024|work=ABC|access-date=1 November 2024|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/sociedad/rey-reune-videconferencia-ume-zonas-afectadas-dana-20241030195707-vi.html|title=El rey se reúne por videconferencia con la UME en las zonas afectadas por la dana|trans-title=The king meets by videoconference with the UME in the areas affected by the cold drop|date=30 October 2024|work=ABC|access-date=1 November 2024|language=es}} On 31 October, the King offered the Royal Guard and the Royal Household Security Service to the competent authorities to assist with the tragedy.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=El rey ofrece sus servicios de seguridad para ayudar en las zonas afectadas por la DANA |url=https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/ultima-hora-dana-directo_6_11780269_1110263.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=elDiario.es |language=es}} Specifically, 195 royal guards and fifty civil guards with different specialties (divers, dog handlers and drone pilots, among others) were deployed.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Un total de 195 guardias reales y 48 guardias civiles de la seguridad del Rey participan en el operativo tras la DANA |url=https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-total-195-guardias-reales-48-guardias-civiles-seguridad-rey-participan-operativo-dana-20241106191319.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Europa Press}} Three days of mourning were declared nationwide, from 31 October to 2 November.{{Cite news |last=Romero |first=Patricia |date=30 October 2024 |title=El Gobierno decreta luto oficial y declarará la zona como "altamente afectada por fenómeno natural" |trans-title=The government declares official mourning period and will declare the zone as "highly affected by a natural phenomena" |url=https://www.abc.es/espana/gobierno-decreta-luto-oficial-declarara-zona-altamente-20241030151836-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.es%2Fespana%2Fgobierno-decreta-luto-oficial-declarara-zona-altamente-20241030151836-nt.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=ABC |language=es}} At the same time, over 30 October and 1 November, about 1,000 Spanish troops gradually deployed to the worst impacted areas.{{Cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=More than 50 dead after torrential rain brings flash flooding to Spain |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spain-valencia-floods-flash-malaga-deaths-latest-b2638081.html |access-date=30 October 2024 |website=The Independent}} During the first 48 hours of the response, the military rescued 4,800 people and provided aid to 30,000 more. On 2 November, Sánchez deployed {{val|10000}} troops of the Spanish Army to the Valencian Community, in the largest peacetime military deployment in Spanish history.

On 4 November, opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called for prime minister Sánchez to declare a national state of emergency, which would involve the removal of the government of Carlos Mazón and the imposition of direct rule over the Valencian Community.{{cite web|first=Aitor|last=Riveiro|url=https://www.eldiario.es/politica/feijoo-insiste-gobierno-declare-emergencia-nacional-dana-tome-mando-comunitat-valenciana_1_11790263.html|title= Feijóo insiste en que el Gobierno declare la "emergencia nacional" por la DANA y quite el mando a la Generalitat de Mazón|trans-title=Feijóo insists that the government declare a "national emergency" over the DANA and remove Mazón's Generalitat from control|date=4 November 2024|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=4 November 2024}} On 5 November, the Sánchez government approved a decree to provide €10.6 billion (amounting to €60,000 per household) in fiscal aid to people affected by the floods.{{cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/economia/gobierno-despliega-importante-paquete-ayudas-directas-familias-empresas-afectadas-dana_1_11792666.html|title= Sánchez anuncia un plan de 10.600 millones con ayudas directas de 60.000 euros por vivienda para afectados por la DANA|trans-title=Sánchez announces a 10.6 billion plan with direct aid of 60,000 euros per home for those affected by the DANA|date=5 November 2024|work=elDiario.es|access-date=5 November 2024|language=es}} On 29 November, Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz introduced a new system of "paid climate leave", which would allow workers to stay at home for up to four days during weather emergencies.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/29/spain-paid-climate-leave-floods|title=Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods|date=29 November 2024|work=The Guardian|access-date=29 November 2024}}

On 23 January 2025, the central government said that it would fully cover the costs of repairing damaged buildings including about 100 administrative centres, 45 nursery schools, 58 libraries, 55 sports centres, 40 day centres and 16 markets, as well as water treatment, supply and sanitation infrastructure. The costs for repairing the buildings had been estimated at 1.7 billion euros ($1.8 billion), while that of water infrastructure was estimated at 500 million euros.{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250123-spain-govt-to-cover-full-cost-of-repairing-flood-damaged-buildings |title=Spain govt to cover full cost of repairing flood-damaged buildings |date=24 January 2025 |work=France 24 |access-date=24 January 2025 }}

President of the Government of Catalonia Salvador Illa voiced "support and solidarity" to everyone affected. The {{ill|Support Group for Special Operations|ca|Grup de Recolzament d'Actuacions Especials}} (GRAE) of the Corps of Firefighters of Catalonia was reportedly assembling in Terres de l'Ebre awaiting Valencian Government approval to help. On 30 October, GRAE once sent a medical team but was politically ordered back halfway, prompting GRAE members to decry Valencian regional president Carlos Mazón "prioritizing politics above rescuing and helping victims" but accepting firefighter help from the Community of Madrid and Asturias.{{Cite web |url=https://naciodigital.cat/politica/mazon-va-rebutjar-ajut-unitat-elit-bombers-catalans-va-fer-tornar_2049971_102.html |title=Mazón va rebutjar l'ajut d'una unitat d'elit de bombers catalans i els va fer tornar |date=1 November 2024 |language=ca}} On 1 November, after 48 hours of refusing Catalan aid, they were finally allowed in.{{Cite web |url=https://www.rac1.cat/societat/20241101/210464/valencia-accepta-finalment-bombers-catalunya-vagin-ajudar-pobles-inundats.html |date=1 November 2024 |publisher=Rac1 |title=València accepta finalment que els Bombers de Catalunya vagin a ajudar els pobles inundats |language=ca}} Navarre and other regional governments also sent numerous resources.{{Cite web |last=Moya |first=Olivia |date=2024-11-01 |title=Madrid se vuelca con Valencia: estos son los recursos que Ayuso y Almeida han enviado por ahora |url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/madrid/2024-11-01/madrid-se-vuelca-con-valencia-estos-son-los-recursos-que-ayuso-y-almeida-han-enviado-por-ahora-7181282/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Libertad Digital |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=Asturias ofrece apoyo de las unidades canina y de Protección Civil a los afectados por la tragedia de la DANA |url=https://www.eldiario.es/asturias/asturias-ofrece-apoyo-unidades-canina-proteccion-civil-afectados-tragedia-dana_1_11782797.html |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=elDiario.es |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=Las comunidades se vuelcan con las zonas afectadas por la DANA enviando ayudas |url=https://www.abc.es/sociedad/comunidades-vuelcan-zonas-afectadas-dana-enviando-ayudas-20241031091010-nt.html |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Diario ABC |language=es}} On 2 November it was reported that two Super Puma rescue helicopters from Andalusia were returned home after not being assigned any tasks for two whole days since deployed, with the Junta de Andalucía repeatedly asking the Valencian government to assign them duties.{{Cite web |url=https://www.eldiario.es/andalucia/helicopteros-comunitat-valenciana-pidio-andalucia-vuelven-dias-despues-no-asignarles-trabajo_1_11786630.html |title= Los helicópteros que la Comunitat Valenciana pidió a Andalucía vuelven dos días después al no asignarles trabajo |date=2024-11-02 |publisher=eldiario.es |language=es}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.diariosur.es/andalucia/dos-helicopteros-andalucia-mando-valencia-regresan-bases-sin-recibir-tareas-20241103104927-nt.html |title=Los dos helicópteros que Andalucía mandó a Valencia regresan a sus bases tras no recibir tareas en dos días |date=2024-11-03 |language=es|publisher=Diario Sur}}

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In the days after the flooding, without any government coordination, thousands of voluntary civilians self-organized to help affected towns; bringing supplies, including food and water, and helping clean up the mud and debris.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/valencia/20241101/10070101/miles-valencianos-lanzan-calle-palas-alimentos-ayuda-damnificados.html |title=Miles de valencianos se lanzan a la calle con palas y alimentos en ayuda de los damnificados |date=1 November 2024 |language=es |work=La Vanguardia}}{{cite web|first1=Carlos|last1=Navarro Castelló|first2=Laura|last2=Martínez|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/valencia/sociedad-valenciana-autogestiona-asistir-afectados-falta-organizacion-generalitat_1_11785238.html|title=La sociedad valenciana se autogestiona para asistir a los afectados ante la falta de organización de la Generalitat|trans-title=Valencian society is self-managing to assist those affected by the lack of organisation by the Generalitat (Valencian regional government)|work=elDiario.es|date=November 2024 |language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.elmundo.es/comunidad-valenciana/2024/11/01/6724baa2fdddff88378b4574.html |title=Decenas de miles de voluntarios se auto organizan para ayudar en la zona cero de la riada: "¿Qué comida podéis hacer en casa? ¿Cuántos sois? ¿Estáis bien?" |date=1 November 2024 |language=es |publisher=El Mundo}} As the Valencian government had not provided information for how to provide aid, and as police presence in the affected areas was minimal, volunteer groups were created autonomously to provide a response. The Valencian government attempted to discourage volunteer activities due to the danger of using damaged infrastructure, while emergency services requested that volunteers not use vehicles. Minister of Health Mónica García advised volunteers to wear personal protective equipment and long clothes, in order to prevent infection by contaminated waters.{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2024-11-03/recomendaciones-de-sanidad-tras-la-dana-desechar-alimentos-humedos-y-que-los-voluntarios-usen-mascarilla-guantes-y-ropa-larga.html|title=Recomendaciones de Sanidad tras la dana: desechar alimentos húmedos y que los voluntarios usen mascarilla, guantes y ropa larga|trans-title=Health recommendations after the DANA: discard wet food and have volunteers wear masks, gloves and long clothing|date=3 November 2024|work=El País|access-date=3 November 2024|language=es}} Municipal governments in the affected areas themselves called for popular support from volunteers; in many towns affected by the floods, Valencian volunteers arrived before the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) or police.File:2024-11-01 Voluntaris per Alfafar devastat a conseqüència de les inundacions Octubre de 2024.jpg, Alfafar and Catarroja|left]]Volunteers also set up and organized diverse websites to help finding missing people, ask for help or collaborate with others in better organization.{{Cite web |last=Fernández |first=Silvia |date=2024-11-04 |title=Cómo funciona la página web para encontrar desaparecidos por la DANA |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/andro4all/internet/como-funciona-la-pagina-web-para-encontrar-desaparecidos-por-la-dana |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Andro4all |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Una plataforma 'online' de un grupo voluntario gestiona peticiones de ayuda de afectados |url=https://valenciaplaza.com/plataforma-online-grupo-voluntario-gestiona-peticiones-ayuda-afectados |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Valencia Plaza |language=es}}

On 1 November, the Mazón government announced the creation of a volunteer platform, in an attempt to centralise the volunteer response.{{cite web|first=Toni|last=Cuquerella|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/generalitat-centralizara-plataforma-voluntariado-organizacion-distribucion-voluntarios_1_11785378.html|title= La Generalitat centralizará con la Plataforma del Voluntariado la organización y distribución de voluntarios|trans-title=The Generalitat will centralise the organisation and distribution of volunteers with the Volunteer Platform|date=1 November 2024|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}} Volunteers that attended the government-organised shifts reported "chaos" and "confusion" among the coordinators over the assignment of tasks and destinations; many volunteers disembarked their assigned buses and instead walked to the affected towns, returning to self-organisation.{{cite web|first=Laura|last=Martínez|date=2 November 2024|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/politica/generalitat-valenciana-comunica-cubierto-turnos-voluntarios-sabado_1_11786032.html|title=La ola de solidaridad desborda las previsiones y la Generalitat Valenciana da por cubiertos los turnos de voluntarios|trans-title=The wave of solidarity overflows the forecasts and the Generalitat Valenciana considers the volunteer shifts to be covered|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}} Seven of the buses transported volunteers to clean up a shopping center, rather than any of the affected villages; the volunteers refused to disembark, with one volunteer saying "we refuse to clean a Zara, we are here to help people."{{cite web|first=Tomás|last=Muñoz|date=2 November 2024|url=https://www.elsaltodiario.com/valencia/nos-hemos-negado-limpiar-un-zara-estamos-aqui-ayudar-gente|title="Nos hemos negado a limpiar un Zara, estamos aquí para ayudar a la gente"|trans-title="We refuse to clean a Zara, we are here to help people"|work=El Salto|language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}} In response to orange weather warnings, on 3 November, the Valencian government imposed restrictions on freedom of movement, in particular setting the number of volunteers authorised to travel to Valencia’s southern suburbs to 2,000 and restricting access to 12 other localities;{{Cite web |date=2024-11-03 |title='Murderers!': Spanish royals leave flood-hit town after heckling by angry crowd |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241103-spanish-royals-set-to-visit-flood-hit-valencia-as-recovery-efforts-intensify |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=France 24}} volunteers disobeyed the restrictions and sought alternative routes to affected towns.{{cite web|first=María|last=Fabra|date=3 November 2024|url=https://elpais.com/espana/comunidad-valenciana/2024-11-03/valencia-afronta-la-amenaza-de-mas-lluvia-mientras-se-esfuma-la-esperanza-de-encontrar-desaparecidos-con-vida.html|title=Valencia afronta la amenaza de más lluvia mientras se esfuma la esperanza de encontrar desaparecidos con vida|trans-title=Valencia faces threat of more rain as hopes of finding missing people alive fade|work=El País|language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}} The restrictions coincided with the visit of the king and queen to the affected towns.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsaltodiario.com/valencia/generalitat-prohibe-entrada-voluntarios-doce-municipios-afectados-dana|title=La Generalitat prohíbe la entrada de voluntarios en doce municipios afectados por la Dana|trans-title=The Generalitat prohibits the entry of volunteers to twelve municipalities affected by the DANA|date=2 November 2024|work=El Salto|language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}}

File:Reyes Sánchez CECOPI (2).jpg, Queen Letizia and other authorities during their visit to the province of Valencia.]]

King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Generalitat Valenciana President Carlos Mazón{{Cite web |date=2024-11-03 |title=Vídeo: Tensión en Paiporta durante la visita de Felipe VI, Sánchez y Mazón |url=https://elpais.com/videos/2024-11-03/video-tension-en-paiporta-con-la-visita-de-felipe-vi-sanchez-y-mazon.html |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=El País |language=es}} visited the Valencia region to assess the damage and meet with those impacted on 3 November.{{Cite news |date=3 November 2024|title=Spanish royals set to visit flood-hit Valencia as recovery efforts intensify |work=France 24|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241103-spanish-royals-set-to-visit-flood-hit-valencia-as-recovery-efforts-intensify|access-date=3 November 2024}} On arriving in Paiporta, the retinue, which also included Valencian president Mazón, was met with protests from the locals and volunteers, who hurled mud and chanted "murderers".{{Cite web|first1=Carlos|last1=Navarro Castelló|first2=Mariangela|last2=Paone|first3=Lucas|last3=Marco|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/valencia/vecinos-vecinas-lanzan-fango-abuchean-reyes-felipe-letizia-paiporta-grito-asesinos_1_11787840.html|title=Lanzan objetos y fango al rey a su llegada a Paiporta: "¡Asesinos!"|trans-title=Objects and mud thrown at the king on his arrival in Paiporta: "Murderers!"|date=3 November 2024|work=elDiario.es|access-date=3 November 2024|language=es}}{{Cite web|title=Angry crowds confront Spanish king in flood-hit Valencia|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypgjg2jrpo|date=3 November 2024|work=BBC News|access-date=3 November 2024}} People expressed frustration over the perceived absence of adequate warnings and support from officials following the floods,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypgjg2jrpo|website=BBC|title=Spain's king and queen pelted with mud in flood-hit Valencia|access-date=5 November 2024}} while protesters urged Pedro Sánchez and Carlos Mazón to resign.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/residents-throw-mud-and-insults-at-spanish-king-on-visit-to-flood-hit-town|website=The Guardian|title=Mud and insults thrown as Spanish king and PM visit flood-hit town|access-date=5 November 2024 |last1=Kassam |first1=Ashifa }} The King had broken his own security cordon to approach the residents and attempt to talk to them.{{cite web|first1=Germán|last1=Caballero|first2=Violeta|last2=Peraita|date=3 November 2024|url=https://www.levante-emv.com/videos/comunitat-valenciana/2024/11/03/abucheos-autoridades-llegada-paiporta-111307119.html|title=Abucheos y pedradas a las autoridades a su llegada a Paiporta|trans-title=Booing and stoning of the authorities on their arrival in Paiporta|language=es|work=Levante-EMV|access-date=3 November 2024}} Among the people that Felipe spoke to were a young man wearing a Blue Division t-shirt{{cite web|first=Carlos E.|last=Cué|date=4 November 2024|url=https://elpais.com/espana/2024-11-04/el-gobierno-ve-a-la-ultraderecha-detras-de-los-incidentes-y-asegura-que-la-zarzuela-se-empeno-en-disenar-esta-visita-fallida.html|title=El Gobierno ve a la ultraderecha detrás de los incidentes y asegura que La Zarzuela diseñó esta visita fallida|trans-title=The government sees the far-right as behind the incidents and claims that La Zarzuela designed the failed visit|work=El País|language=es|access-date=5 November 2024}}{{cite web|first1=Laura|last1=Ballester|first2=Violeta|last2=Peraita|date=3 November 2024|url=https://www.levante-emv.com/comunitat-valenciana/2024/11/03/dana-en-valencia-ataque-extrema-derecha-al-rey-y-pedro-sanchez-en-paiporta-111338691.html|title=Simpatizantes de la extrema derecha participan en los altercados de Paiporta|trans-title=Far-right sympathisers participated in the Paiporta altercations|work=Levante-EMV|language=es|access-date=5 November 2024}} and another who, according to Valencian journalist {{ill|Miquel Ramos|es}}, is the leader of a local neo-Nazi group.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsaltodiario.com/valencia/paiporta-lanza-barro-al-rey-recibe-carlos-mazon-al-grito-asesino-asesino|title= Paiporta lanza barro al Rey y recibe a Carlos Mazón al grito de "¡asesino, asesino!"|trans-title=Paiporta throws mud at the King and welcomes Carlos Mazón with cries of "murderer, murderer!"|date=3 November 2024|work=El Salto|language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}} Queen Letizia was also pelted with mud, after going over to talk to residents.{{cite web|first=P.|last=Pérez|date=3 November 2024|url=https://www.elcomercio.es/sociedad/reina-letizia-manchada-barro-rompe-llorar-valencia-20241103140925-nt.html|title=La Reina Letizia, manchada de barro, rompe a llorar en Valencia|trans-title=Queen Letizia, stained with mud, bursts into tears in Valencia|work=El Comercio|language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}} Sánchez left the site shortly after, and official cars were vandalized.{{Cite tweet |author=Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Valenciana |user=TSJCV |number=1854156707003240711 |date=6 November 2024 |title=El juez de guardia de #Torrent decreta libertad provisional sin medidas cautelares para un detenido puesto ayer tarde a su disposición por golpear presuntamente el vehículo oficial del presidente del Gobierno durante su visita el pasado domingo a #Paiporta |trans-title=The duty judge of #Torrent decrees provisional release without precautionary measures for a detainee placed at his disposal yesterday afternoon for allegedly hitting the official vehicle of the President of the Government during his visit last Sunday to #Paiporta. |language=es |access-date=19 January 2025}} Two bodyguards were injured.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/spain-floods-king-protest-mud-a8525bd82cf4cc3fc6273d535cbb9d66 |work=Associated Press |first1=Joseph |last1=Wilson |first2=David |last2=Melero |title=Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials |date=4 November 2024}}

A scheduled visit by the delegation later in the day to Chiva was cancelled.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-03 |title=King Felipe's Paiporta visit hit by rage; Chiva on hold |url=https://euroweeklynews.com/2024/11/03/violence-and-protests-in-paiporta-force-king-and-leaders-to-evacuate/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Euro Weekly News}} The prime minister later downplayed the attack as a "marginal act" and stated in a speech that: "the majority of the population wants a solution, commitments from the institutions, and what they want is to reject and marginalise any kind of violence that can be perpetrated".{{cite web|first=Cristina F.|last=Pereda |url=https://www.eldiario.es/politica/sanchez-no-desviar-pese-actos-absolutamente-marginales_1_11788180.html|title=Sánchez, tras su visita a Paiporta: "No nos vamos a desviar pese a actos absolutamente marginales"|trans-title=Sánchez, after his visit to Paiporta: "We are not going to deviate despite absolutely marginal acts"|date=3 November 2024|work=elDiario.es|language=es|access-date=3 November 2024}} A volunteer of the far-right organization "Revuelta" claimed responsibility for the attack; the far-right party Vox offered its legal services to the attackers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/comunitat-valenciana/extrema-derecha-reivindica-ataque-pedro-sanchez_1_11788203.html|website=eldiario.es|first1=Lucas|last1=Marco|first2=Sergi|last2=Pitarch|title=La extrema derecha reivindica el ataque a Pedro Sánchez en Paiporta|trans-title=The far-right vindicates attack on Pedro Sánchez in Paiporta|date=3 November 2024|access-date=5 November 2024}} The Civil Guard subsequently opened an investigation into the involvement of far-right groups in the altercation.{{cite web|first=Jose|last=Sánchez|date=4 November 2024|url=https://www.infobae.com/espana/2024/11/04/la-guardia-civil-investiga-si-grupos-de-ultraderecha-organizaron-el-ataque-a-pedro-sanchez-y-los-reyes-en-paiporta/|title=La Guardia Civil investiga si grupos de ultraderecha organizaron el ataque a Pedro Sánchez y los reyes en Paiporta|trans-title=The Civil Guard investigates if far-right groups organized the attack on Pedro Sánchez and the king and queen in Paiporta|work=Infobae|language=es|access-date=5 November 2024}} Three men from the province without known far-right links were arrested.{{cite news |last1=Fernández |first1=Juan José |title=En libertad dos de los tres detenidos por la violencia en Paiporta durante la visita de los Reyes, Sánchez y Mazón |url=https://www.farodevigo.es/espana/2024/11/06/detenido-paiporta-disturbios-reyes-sanchez-mazon-111429863.html |access-date=7 November 2024 |work=Faro de Vigo |date=6 November 2024 |language=es|trans-title=Released two of the three men arrested for the Paiporta violence during the visit of the Monarchs, Sánchez and Mazón}}

On 9 November, a demonstration of 130,000 people in Valencia asked for Mazón to resign, criticizing his response to the emergency. The demonstration was organized by cultural groups and labour unions, and was described as "mostly peaceful" by the Spanish government. Four people were detained, and thirty-one police officers were wounded.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-10 |title=Una marcha multitudinaria pide en Valencia la dimisión de Mazón por dejar al pueblo "abandonado a su suerte" |trans-title=A multitudinary march asks in Valencia for Mazón's resignation for leaving the people "abandoned to their own devices" |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20241109/valencia-manifestacion-pide-dimision-mazon-gestion-dana/16323642.shtml |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=RTVE |language=es}} Angry protesters were seen clashing with riot police in front of Valencia City Hall, while others waved signs and banners with messages such as "You killed us" and "Our hands are stained with mud, yours with blood".{{cite news |last1=Boyle |first1=Cash |title=Thousands call for Valencia's leader to resign over deadly floods response |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/09/thousands-call-for-valencias-leader-to-resign-over-deadly-floods-response |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=9 November 2024}}

The king returned to the province on 12 November to check up on the Armed Forces' ongoing efforts to respond to the disaster{{Cite web |first1=Ignacio |last1=Zafra |first2=Belén |last2=Domínguez Cebrían |date=2024-11-12 |title=El Rey vuelve a Valencia solo y como jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas |url=https://elpais.com/espana/2024-11-12/el-rey-vuelve-a-valencia-solo-y-como-jefe-de-las-fuerzas-armadas.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=El País |language=es}} and on 19 November, the monarchs resumed the visit canceled two weeks earlier.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=El pueblo valenciano se resarce con los Reyes durante su visita a Utiel y Chiva, la 'zona cero' de la DANA |url=https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2024/11/19/673b3dc0fc6c83472e8b4593.html |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=EL MUNDO |language=es}} Accompanied by Mazón and minister Ángel Víctor Torres, the visit to Chiva went off peacefully.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Spain royals visit flood epicentre after chaotic trip |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241119-spain-royals-to-visit-flood-epicentre-after-chaotic-trip-media |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=France 24}}

Many governments sent their solidarity with the Valencian people, such as Argentina,{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=El Gobierno le ofreció ayuda humanitaria a España por las trágicas inundaciones |url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2024/10/31/el-gobierno-le-ofrecio-ayuda-humanitaria-a-espana-por-las-tragicas-inundaciones/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=infobae |language=es}} Brazil,{{cite tweet|user=LulaOficial|title=As imagens das chuvas na Espanha causam espanto e nos unem em solidariedade aos espanhóis. Até o momento, mais de 60 pessoas morreram após as enchentes no sul e leste da Espanha. Os efeitos da crise climática são devastadores e têm atingido o Brasil e outros países. Precisamos de mais unidade nas ações entre os países do mundo para frear seu avanço. Em nome dos brasileiros, minha solidariedade ao presidente @sanchezcastejon e a todo o povo espanhol neste momento.|number=1851634835548152150|date=30 October 2024}} Chile,{{cite tweet|user=GabrielBoric|title=Un abrazo gigante al pueblo español ante la tragedia desatada por las inundaciones en la Comunidad Valenciana, Albacete y sus alrededores. Le he escrito al presidente Pedro Sánchez para ponernos a disposición en lo que ellos estimen que podamos ayudarles. Mucha fuerza!|number=1852045505053757636|date=31 October 2024}} China,{{Cite tweet|number=1852647086950392130 |title= El presidente chino, Xi Jinping, envió hoy sábado un mensaje de condolencias al rey de España, Felipe VI, por las fuertes tormentas e inundaciones en España. |language=es |author=Embajada de China en España |user=ChinaEmbEsp}} Cuba,{{Cite tweet|user=DiazCanelB |number=1851665260320624745|title=Desde #Cuba, que batalla en su recuperación por impacto del ciclón Oscar, enviamos solidaridad y condolencias al pueblo y gobierno de #España por la pérdida de decenas de vidas y daños a la infraestructura, en #Valencia y otras comunidades autónomas por impacto de la #DANA. |first=Miguel |last=Díaz-Canel Bermúdez |author-link=Miguel Díaz-Canel}}{{Cite tweet|user=BrunoRguezP |number=1851643597726040470|title=Expresamos nuestras condolencias y solidaridad con el pueblo y Gobierno de #España, en particular de las zonas afectadas por las fuertes inundaciones ocasionadas por evento meteorológico que ha provocado numerosas pérdidas de vidas humanas y cuantiosos daños económicos. |first=Bruno |last=Rodríguez Padilla |author-link=Bruno Rodríguez Padilla}} Germany,{{Cite news |date=2024-10-30 |title=Los principales jefes de estado europeos se solidarizan con España por la DANA y ofrecen su apoyo |url=https://www.eltriangle.eu/es/2024/10/30/los-principales-jefes-de-estado-europeos-se-solidarizan-con-espana-por-la-dana-y-ofrecen-su-apoyo/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=El Triangle |language=es}} Greece,{{cite tweet|user=PrimeministerGR|title=Our hearts go out to the people of Spain as they endure the devastation caused by these catastrophic floods. I extend my deepest condolences to the families of the victims. Greece stands in solidarity with you during this difficult time.|number=1851575114711609675|date=30 October 2024}} Ireland,{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=Taoiseach expresses Ireland's condolences to Spanish Prime Minister |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/973b9-taoiseach-expresses-irelands-condolences-to-spanish-prime-minister/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.gov.ie}} Italy,{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=Mattarella y Meloni muestran su cercanía al pueblo español por inundaciones con 64 muertos |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2024/10/30/mattarella-y-meloni-muestran-su-cercania-al-pueblo-espanol-por-inundaciones-con-64-muertos/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=infobae |language=es}} Japan,{{cite tweet|user=shigeruishiba|title=Me entristece profundamente conocer que muchas valiosas vidas se han perdido en las inundaciones en España. En nombre del Gobierno y del pueblo de Japón, expreso mis más sentidas condolencias por las personas que han perdido la vida y rezo por la pronta recuperación y la reconstrucción. Japón está con España. @sanchezcastejon|number=1851949110695469520|date=31 October 2024}} Mexico,{{Cite web |last=García |first=Roger |date=2024-11-04 |title="Apoyo de México siempre va a estar ahí": Sheinbaum se solidariza con España tras inundaciones |url=https://lopezdoriga.com/internacional/apoyo-mexico-siempre-estar-ahi-sheinbaum-solidariza-espana-inundaciones/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=López-Dóriga Digital |language=es}} United Kingdom,{{cite tweet|user=Keir_Starmer|title=My thoughts are with those who have lost their lives, their families and all those affected by the devastation caused by the extreme flooding in Spain. The UK stands with Spain during this difficult time.|number=1852336915606900742|date=1 November 2024}} Ukraine{{cite tweet|user=ZelenskyyUa|title=Condolencias a @sanchezcastejon y al pueblo español que enfrentan inundaciones devastadoras en Valencia y otras áreas. Cada vida humana es valiosa. Extendemos nuestro más profundo pésame a las familias y allegados de las víctimas. Ucrania se solidariza con España en este momento difícil. Nuestros pensamientos están con todas las comunidades afectadas. Este es el momento para que todos demostramos nuestro apoyo a España, porque nadie debería jamás quedarse solo de a cara a tales desafíos.|number=1851653062089159106|date=30 October 2024}} and Uruguay.{{Cite web |title=Ante la situación de emergencia en Valencia y demás localidades españolas afectadas por tormentas e inundaciones |url=https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-relaciones-exteriores/embajada-republica-oriental-del-uruguay-espana/novedades-eventos/ante-situacion-emergencia-valencia |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |language=es}} President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador offered 300 paramedics and 20 tons of supplies.{{cite web | url=https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/spain-storm-disaster-sanchez-faces-mounting-criticism-over-response/ | title=Spain Storm Disaster: Sánchez Faces Mounting Criticism over Response | date=November 2024 }} On 1 November, French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau reportedly offered firefighters, but Spanish Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska rejected them because the Valencian regional government is still managing the crisis without escalating to the central government.{{Cite web |url=https://www.elnacional.cat/es/politica/marlaska-rechaza-200-bomberos-ofrecidos-por-francia-por-dana_1310308_102.html |title=Marlaska rechaza 200 bomberos ofrecidos por Francia por la DANA: "De momento no es necesario" |date=1 November 2024 |publisher=elnacional.cat |language=es}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2024/11/01/6724e6a2e4d4d88f238b4587.html |title=Francia asegura que ofreció ayuda con el envío de 250 bomberos a Valencia y que España la rechazó: "Gracias, pero ahora no hace falta" |date=1 November 2024 |publisher=El Mundo |language=es}} The Moroccan, Portuguese and Venezuelan governments also offered their help,{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=Marruecos ofrece a España ayuda para hacer frente a las inundaciones en Valencia |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/marruecos-ofrece-a-espa%C3%B1a-ayuda-para-hacer-frente-a-las-inundaciones-en-valencia/87889583 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=Portugal ofrece "toda la ayuda necesaria" a España ante las últimas inundaciones |url=https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/portugal-ofrece-ayuda-necesaria-espana-ultimas-inundaciones_1_11776722.html |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=elDiario.es |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-01 |title=Maduro ofrece asistencia a España tras devastadoras inundaciones |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.co/mundo/2024/11/01/maduro-ofrece-asistencia-a-espana-tras-devastadoras-inundaciones/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.eluniversal.com.co |language=es}} while the government of Equatorial Guinea approved aid to be sent to Spain "to help dealing with the tragic consequences".{{cite tweet|user=teonguema|title=Guinea Ecuatorial destinará un millón de euros al pueblo español en respuesta a las devastadoras inundaciones causadas por la #DANA y las trágicas consecuencias de este desastre. Esta decisión, que hemos adoptado hoy con urgencia, refleja nuestro firme compromiso de apoyo a los esfuerzos del gobierno español en estos momentos de crisis y ayuda humanitaria. Reiteramos nuestra voluntad de contribuir a la pronta recuperación de los damnificados y a la asistencia a las comunidades afectadas, reafirmando de este modo los lazos de solidaridad que nos unen.|number=1853529965305700475|date=5 November 2024}}

On 27 November, while Pedro Sánchez was addressing the Congress of Deputies,{{Cite news |date=2024-11-27 |title=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-announces-23-bln-euros-new-aid-valencia-after-floods-2024-11-27/ }} Sky News published an investigation into the local authorities' handling of the emergency.{{Cite web |title='We've been treated worse than animals': A timeline of the Spanish flood disaster |url=https://news.sky.com/story/why-were-we-not-warned-on-time-a-timeline-of-the-spanish-flood-disaster-13261188 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Sky News}}

German climatologist Friederike Otto of the Centre for Environmental Policy said climate change undoubtedly aggravated the heavy rain.{{cite web|first1=Ashifa|last1=Kassam|first2=Faisal|last2=Ali|date=1 November 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/why-were-the-floods-in-spain-so-bad-a-visual-guide|title=Why were the floods in Spain so bad? A visual guide|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 November 2024}} Italian climatologist Stefano Materia also attributed the severity to climate change and called the current Mediterranean a "timebomb".{{cite web|last=Niranjan|first=Ajit|date=30 October 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/30/spain-deadly-floods-and-severe-droughts-are-two-faces-of-the-climate-change-coin|title=Spain's deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis coin|work=The Guardian|access-date=31 October 2024}}

Numerous Twitch streamers, such as AuronPlay and Ibai Llanos, made a charity fundraising to collect money for basic consumer goods and help the victims.{{cite news |url=https://www.marca.com/videojuegos/streamers/2024/11/01/6724c7e0e2704e3e098b45a1.html |title=AuronPlay se suma a los múltiples apoyos a Valencia tras la DANA: "Quiero hacer algo benéfico" |first=Mario |last=Martín Turrón |date=1 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024 |newspaper=Marca |language=es}} Spanish role-playing server Marbella Vice II was reopened for the same purpose, to which streamers were invited to participate.{{cite news |url=https://esports.as.com/bonus/influencers/Marbella-Vice-II-puertas-recaudar_0_1845115474.html |title=Marbella Vice II abre sus puertas de nuevo para recaudar fondos por la dana |first=Víctor |last=Ayora |date=3 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=Movistar eSports |language=es}} Espe in representation of the Queens League helped the association Damos Nuestra Ilusión,{{cite news |url=https://esports.as.com/bonus/kings-league/benefico-Espe-Queens-League-Americas_0_1845115472.html |title=El benéfico de Espe por la dana en la Queens League Américas cumple su primera parte |first=Víctor |last=Ayora |date=3 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=Movistar eSports |language=es}} while Elxokas and Reven sent food to people affected.{{cite news |url=https://esports.as.com/bonus/influencers/Grefg-Ibai-Xokas-Kings-League_0_1844815501.html |title=Grefg, Ibai, Xokas, la Kings League... los streamers se vuelcan con los afectados por la dana |first=Víctor |last=Ayora |date=2 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=Movistar eSports |language=es}} TheGrefg did the same on Kick.{{cite news |url=https://esports.as.com/bonus/influencers/directo-benefico-Grefg-primera-necesidad_0_1844815507.html |title=El dinero del directo benéfico de Grefg por la dana irá a bienes de primera necesidad y ayuda animal |first=Víctor |last=Ayora |date=2 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=Movistar eSports |language=es}}

Several companies made donations to aid the victims.{{cite news |url=https://www.larazon.es/economia/empresas-vuelcan-victimas-dana-multiplican-sus-donaciones_202411046728cd912914190001eacae5.html |title=Las empresas se vuelcan con las víctimas de la DANA y multiplican sus donaciones |first=Paula |last=Carreño |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024 |newspaper=La Razón |language=es}} Real Madrid collected €1 million to help the victims,{{cite news |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/club/actualidad/el-real-madrid-dona-un-millon-de-euros-para-ayudar-a-las-victimas-de-la-dana-31-10-2024 |title=El Real Madrid dona un millón de euros para ayudar a las víctimas de la DANA |date=31 October 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=Real Madrid |language=es}} while billionaire Amancio Ortega donated €4 million,{{cite news |url=https://www.ondacero.es/noticias/espana/fundacion-amancio-ortega-dona-100-millones-euros-afectados-dana_20241104672912f0d058410001ce7fcd.html |title=La Fundación Amancio Ortega dona 100 millones de euros a los afectados por la DANA |author=Europa Press |author-link=Europa Press (news agency) |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024 |work=Onda Cero |language=es}} and Fundación La Caixa with more than five million.{{cite news |url=https://www.eleconomista.es/branded-content/noticias/13068885/11/24/la-fundacion-la-caixa-destina-mas-de-cinco-millones-a-los-afectados-por-la-dana.html |title=La Fundación 'la Caixa' destina más de cinco millones a los afectados por la DANA |date=7 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024 |newspaper=El Economista |language=es}} On 4 November 2024, Fundación Amancio Ortega gave an additional $100 million.{{cite news |url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/empresas/2024-11-04/amancio-ortega-dona-100-millones-de-euros-a-los-afectados-por-la-dana_3996899/ |title=Amancio Ortega dona 100 millones de euros a los afectados por la DANA |first=R. |last=Ugalde |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=4 November 2024 |newspaper=El Confidencial |language=es}} In the case of Mercadona, alongside Consum,{{cite news |url=https://www.hola.com/actualidad/20241104727846/juan-roig-mercadona-dana-valencia/ |title=Juan Roig, dueño de Mercadona, cambia el traje por las botas de agua para abrazar a las víctimas de la DANA |first=Ana |last=Merodio |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024 |magazine=Hola |language=es}} it collaborated sending necessity goods with Cáritas and Bancos de Alimentos.{{cite news |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/comunitat-valenciana/2024/11/02/mercadona-vuelca-donaciones-afectados-dana-111213171.html |title=Mercadona se vuelca con donaciones a los afectados por la Dana |first=Miguel |last=Marzal |date=2 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024 |newspaper=Levante-El Mercantil Valenciano |language=es}}{{cite news |url=https://www.levante-emv.com/comunitat-valenciana/2024/11/02/consum-colabora-generalitat-ayuntamientos-envio-111215798.html |title=Consum colabora con Generalitat y ayuntamientos para el envío de alimentos a los afectados por la Dana |first=Miguel |last=Marzal |date=2 November 2024 |access-date=9 November 2024 |newspaper=Levante-El Mercantil Valenciano |language=es}}

In Edinburgh, Scotland, an environmentalist group defaced SUVs in the city with the message "These cars kill Valencians" and left photographs of flood victims on the cars' windscreens. The group held SUV drivers partially responsible for the deaths caused in the floods, stating that "If SUVs were a country they’d be the 5th biggest world polluter".{{cite web|last=Gayle|first=Damien|date=4 November 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/04/edinburgh-activists-tyre-extinguishers-target-suvs-in-solidarity-with-spains-flood-victims|title=Edinburgh activists target SUVs in solidarity with Spain's flood victims|work=The Guardian|access-date=5 November 2024}}

During her hearings for her commissioner’s role, the European People's Party questioned Teresa Ribera over the management of the disastrous flash floods in Valencia, accusing her of ignoring the needs to update, drain and improve the Rambla del Poyo as the head of the Ministry of Environment.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-12 |title=El ministerio de Ribera frenó la reforma del barranco del Poyo en 2020 |url=https://www.telemadrid.es/programas/telenoticias-1/El-ministerio-de-Ribera-freno-la-reforma-del-barranco-del-Poyo-en-2020-2-2724347557--20241112030641.amp.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Telemadrid |language=es}} Despite this initial opposition, her appointment was approved by European Parliament on 27 November 2024.

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• 1957 Valencia flood
• 2024 European floods
• List of deadliest floods
• List of floods in Europe
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