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1874 flood on the Brugent and Francolí rivers

la Riba, Alt Camp, Tarragona

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1874 flood on the Brugent and Francolí rivers

Historical milestone · la Riba, Alt Camp, Tarragona

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The simultaneous flooding of the two rivers destroyed several paper mills and caused three deaths. A similar disaster, with nineteen victims, had occurred in 1792: floods are a recurrent risk at the confluence of the gorge.

1874

Photo: Juan Emilio Prades Bel (CC BY 4.0)

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