a Spanish leading company in environmental solutions
has acquired the Waste Recovery Complex in Guadassuar
Urbaser’s new acquisition includes a concession linked to a municipal solid waste treatment plant
which has a workforce of more than 100 employees and serves 52 municipalities within the Consorci Ribera i Valldigna
catering to a population of over 350,000 inhabitants
it enables the management of a network of eco-parks consisting of 27 fixed facilities and 3 mobile units
The concession will extend over the next 20 years
With an annual treatment capacity of 180,000 tons of waste
the plant is a reference in waste management thanks to its advanced treatment technology and the low rejection rate it generates
The Guadassuar Waste Recovery Complex receives around 10,000 visitors annually
which underlines its exemplary character in waste management and the importance of environmental training and awareness of the Diputación of Valencia
Urbaser’s commitment to enhancing environmental services in the Region of Valencia
This step strengthens Urbaser’s presence in the Region of Valencia where the company already operates significant facilities serving four zonal plans in Liria
Urbaser has intensified its efforts in managing the waste generated by the devastation caused by the isolated high-altitude depression (DANA) in the province of Valencia in 2024
the company has efficiently processed over 41,000 tons of waste
providing crucial support to affected communities
which is expected to continue in the coming months
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we consolidate our presence in the Valencian Community and strengthen our support for local communities and the sustainable development of the region”
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where it has invested close to one billion euros since 2022
The transaction is expected to be completed in the coming weeks
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Spain (AP) — Flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers
disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory
Rainstorms that started Tuesday and continued Wednesday caused flooding across southern and eastern Spain
Muddy torrents tumbled vehicles down streets at high speeds while debris and household items swirled in the water
Police and rescue services used helicopters to lift people from their homes and rubber boats to reach drivers stranded atop cars
READ MORE: EU chief pledges billions in aid for Central European regions hit by massive flooding
Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia confirmed a death toll of 92 people on Wednesday
Another two casualties were reported in the neighboring Castilla La Mancha region
while southern Andalusia reported one death
“Yesterday was the worst day of my life,” Ricardo Gabaldón
told national broadcaster RTVE on Wednesday
He said six residents perished and more are missing
Cars and trash containers were flowing down the streets
The water was rising to 3 meters (9.8 feet),” he said
Spain’s government declared three days of mourning starting Thursday
“For those who are looking for their loved ones
all of Spain feels your pain,” Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said in a televised address
Rescue personnel and more than 1,100 soldiers from Spain’s emergency response units were deployed to affected areas
Spain’s central government set up a crisis committee to coordinate rescue efforts
People gather next to damaged cars after torrential rains caused flooding in Guadassuar
escaped his bakery in Utiel when crushing water threatened to overwhelm him
He said it rose to 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) inside his business
and he fears his livelihood has been destroyed
“I had to get out of a window as best I could because the water was already coming up to my shoulders
I took refuge on the first floor with the neighbors and I stayed there all night,” Berenguer told The Associated Press
I have to throw everything out of the bakery
There was a man there clinging to a fence who was falling and calling people for help,” she said
“They couldn’t help him until the helicopters came and took him away.”
Mayor Maribel Albalat told RTVE that over 30 people died in the town of some 25,000 people
Those included six residents of a senior residence
News media broadcast footage of seniors in chairs and wheelchairs at a Paiporta nursing home
some crying out in apparent terror as the water rose over their knees
but in 10 minutes the village was overflowing with water,” Albalat said
Spain’s national weather service said it rained more in eight hours in Valencia than it had in the preceding 20 months
Located south of Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast
Valencia is a tourist destination known for its beaches
The region has gorges and small riverbeds that spend much of the year completely dry but quickly fill with water when it rains
thick layers of mud mixed with refuse made some streets unrecognizable
it’s literally smashed up,” Christian Viena
a bar owner in the Valencian village of Barrio de la Torre
The mud is almost 30 centimeters (11 inches) deep.”
READ MORE: As ‘flash floods are getting flashier,’ communities worry about aging infrastructure
people were venturing out to see what they could salvage
Cars were piled up and the streets were filled with clumps of water-logged branches
Spain has experienced similar autumn storms in recent years
compared to the devastation over the last two days
which recalls floods in Germany and Belgium in 2021 in which 230 people were killed
The death toll will likely rise with other regions yet to report victims and search efforts continuing in hard-to-reach places
“We are facing a very difficult situation,” minister of territory policies Ángel Víctor Torres said
“The fact that we can’t give a number of the missing persons indicates the magnitude of the tragedy.”
Spain is still recovering from a severe drought and has registered record high temperatures in recent years
Scientists say increased episodes of extreme weather are likely linked to climate change
The prolonged drought makes it more difficult for the land to absorb high volumes of water
The storms also unleashed a rare tornado and a freak hailstorm that punched holes in car windows and greenhouses
A high-speed train with nearly 300 people on board derailed near Malaga
although rail authorities said no one was hurt
High-speed train service between Valencia city and Madrid was interrupted
and the transport ministry said it could take up to four days to restore highspeed service to the capital due to the damage done to the line
Bus and commuter rail lines were likewise interrupted
stranding some 1,500 people overnight at Valencia’s airport
Soccer games involving Valencia and Levante were canceled and players from Barcelona and Madrid held a moment of silence for victims of the flood before training Wednesday
Valencian regional President Carlos Mazón urged people to stay at home
saying travel by road was difficult due to fallen trees and wrecked vehicles
Rescue efforts were hampered by downed power lines and power outages
and the regional emergency service responded to some 30,000 calls
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels that the EU will “help coordinate the rescue teams” using its Copernicus geo-monitoring satellite system
Some residents appealed for news of their missing loved ones via social media
Leonardo Enrique told RTVE that his family searched for hours for his 40-year-old son
who was driving a delivery van when the rain began
His son sent a message saying his van was flooding and that he had been hit by another vehicle near Ribarroja
an industrial town that is among the worst affected
Wilson reported from Barcelona and Medrano from Madrid
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Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 72 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system in which cold and warm air meet and produce powerful rain clouds
a pattern believed to be growing more frequent due to climate change
a Spanish acronym for high-altitude isolated depression
and unlike common storms or squalls it can form independently of polar or subtropical jet streams
When cold air blows over warm Mediterranean waters it causes hotter air to rise quickly and form dense
water-laden clouds that can remain over the same area for many hours
The event sometimes provokes large hail storms and tornadoes as seen this week
Eastern and Southern Spain are particularly susceptible to the phenomenon due to its position between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
humid air masses and cold fronts meet in a region where mountains favour the formation of storm clouds and rainfall
This week’s DANA was one of the three most intense such storms in the last century in the Valencia region
spokesperson for the national weather agency Aemet
“Forecasts were in line with what happened
rainfall exceeded 300 litres per square meter
storm systems formed and regenerated continuously,” he explained
While experts say it will take time to analyse all the data to determine if this particular DANA was caused by climate change, most agree that an increase in temperature of the Mediterranean and warmer and more humid atmospheric conditions contribute to producing more frequent extreme episodes
“We’re going to see more of these flash floods in the future. This has the fingerprints of climate change on it, these terribly heavy rainfalls, and these devastating floods,” said Hannah Cloke
professor of hydrology at the University of Reading
She said even early warnings of heavy rain based on reliable forecasts did little to prevent the fatalities and people needed to understand the real danger
“Just telling people that it’s going to rain quite a lot
it’s not good enough…We could see that people were putting themselves at risk driving in floodwaters
and there was just so much water that it has overwhelmed these places.”
Before the term DANA was coined in the early 2000s
characteristic of the Mediterranean climate
used to go by the popular name “gota fria” (cold drop) in Spain and parts of France
The term is still widely used colloquially
Its origin dates back to 1886 when German scientists introduced the idea of “kaltlufttropfen”
to describe high altitude disturbance but without apparent reflection on the surface
Aemet says the concept of cold drop is outdated and defines DANA as a closed high-altitude depression that has become isolated and separated from an associated jet stream
Aemet says DANAs sometimes become stationary or even move backwards
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NewsThe torrential rains that swept through the Valencia region from Tuesday evening to Wednesday killed at least 95 people
the anguished voices of people without news of their loved ones since the night prior filled the airwaves on Wednesday
According to a provisional assessment by the emergency services
at least 95 people died during the terrible floods recorded in the Valencia region on the evening of Tuesday
Dozens of people are still missing and the power outages are still affecting some 150,000 home
The numerous blocked roads and collapsed bridges have made communication in some of these areas extremely difficult
which has set up a crisis unit and deployed some 1,000 members of the emergency military unit
The vehicle in which he was traveling was swept away by the rising river
a town of 1,000 inhabitants in the province of Albacete
told Le Monde by telephone with her voice trembling as there is sadly little hope of finding him alive
"The water rose suddenly and swept away the whole historical center in its path
It's a disaster," added the 57-year-old teacher
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