Valencia's flood was a catastrophe. Was it also a crime?
VALENCIA, Spain — The floodwaters charged downhill on Oct. 29, roaring through ravines, churning with debris, and then deluging neighborhoods that had been given no warning.
At 6 p.m., a family caught in the raging waters tried clinging to iron window bars outside their home; by 6:30, only one person — 70-year-old Dolores Ruiz — was still hanging on.
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Valencia's flood was a catastrophe. Was it also a crime?
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