Valencia’s DANA Floods: One Year Later

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This episode looks back one year after the devastating DANA floods in Valencia that claimed 229 lives and caused massive destruction. Experts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia analyze the mix of extreme weather and human failures—poor infrastructure, inadequate planning, and weak emergency response. We discuss the progress made in alerts and reconstruction, and why experts warn the region remains unprepared for another disaster of similar scale.