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1957 Valencia flood information


1957 Valencia flood
flooding of the Turia
Date14 October 1957
LocationValencia, Province of Valencia
Deathsat least 81 deaths[1]
Property damage10–16 billion pesetas

The 1957 Valencia flood (Spanish: gran riada de Valencia; Valencian/Catalan: Gran Riuada de València) was a natural disaster that occurred on 14 October 1957 in Valencia, Spain. The flood resulted in significant damage to property and caused the deaths of at least 81 people. In response to the tragedy, the Spanish government devised and enacted the Plan Sur, which rerouted the city's main river, the Turia.

  1. ^ La riada de Valencia del 14 de octubre de 1957, Las Provincias, 20 January 2012

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