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Flood of 3 November 1987

Oliva, La Safor, Valencia

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Flood of 3 November 1987

Historical milestone · Oliva, La Safor, Valencia

Image of Oliva, not of the place itself.

The storm of 3 November 1987 left 817 litres per square metre in Oliva in twenty-four hours, the greatest daily rainfall recorded in Spain. The overflowing of ravines flooded the marsh and the market gardens of Oliva, Gandia and Pego for days.

1987

Photo: V & A (CC BY 3.0)

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