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Riada de Bilbao de 1983

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Riada de Bilbao de 1983

Historical milestone · Bilbao, Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao, Bizkaia

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On 23 August 1983 a cold-drop storm dropped 252.6 l/m² on Bilbao and caused the estuary to overflow, with severe flooding in the town center and much of the metropolitan area.

23 de agosto de 1983

Photo: _ion from Donostia, Euskal Herria (CC BY 2.0)

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