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The flood that affected the populations of Terrassa, Rubí, Sabadell, Sant Quirze, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Ripollet, Mollet del Vallès and Sant Adrià de Besòs caused between 617 and 1000 deaths, thousands of injured and economic damage of 2650 million pesetas being the largest natural catastrophe in the history of Spain.
Mar 5, 2024 · The great flood of 1962 caused 300 deaths in Terrassa and between 50 and 60 children went missing. Jordi Palmer Photo: Arxiu Municipal de TerrassaBarcelona. Tuesday, 5 March 2024. 22:58Reading time: 2 minutes. September 25th, 1962 is a day that is marked in black in the Vallès counties, just inland from Barcelona city.
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Mar 4, 2024 · The floods on the night of September 25, 1962 left an open emotional wound in the collective memory of Terrassa (and other municipalities in Vallès and Barcelonès Nord) with hundreds of fatalities, in addition to missing people and tremendous material losses. Oliver Thansan. 04 March 2024 Monday 21:28.
- 2 Productive Layer
- 3 Land Coverings: Natural Values
- 4 Land Coverings: Ecological Values
- 5 Heritage Layer
- 6 Aesthetic Layer
- 7 Symbolic and Identity Layer
- 8 Social Layer
Analysis of the study area reveals an economic zone near the Ripoll river and the Arenes river. Also, there are shops in Rambla, and an enterprise area in Eix Macià. In addition, there are services in Vallparadis park (i.e. Mutua de Terrassa Hospital, Polytechnic University of Catalonia). However, there are no tourist areas in Sabadell, Terrassa or...
Figure 2.7 shows that riverside vegetation and natural interest areas exist only in the Ripoll area and at the head of the Arenas river. As for protected areas and agricultural areas of interest, only live in the Ripoll river’s surroundings. Table 2.5 synthesises information collected in Fig. 2.7.
Figure 2.8 shows that areas with ecological value are found only in the Ripoll river and the Arenas river’s surroundings. Table 2.6 has the information collected in Fig. 2.8.
According to the graph in Fig. 2.9, the Ripoll and the Vallparadís rivers are the fluvial axes with the most outstanding patrimonial elements in their environment. Likewise, the Arenas river has heritage elements when it crosses the city of Rubí; in the axis of the Palau river, there is a heritage element, and the Riereta river crosses a historic n...
As shown in Fig. 2.10, the fluvial axes of the Ripoll, Palau and Vallparadís rivers cross areas with a marked scenic character. In the case of the Arenas river, this event only occurs at its headwaters and crosses the city of Rubí. Table 2.8 synthesises information collected in Fig. 2.10.
The elements that have a symbolic character in the territory of the Vallés are three historical roads: The Camí Ral, the Via Augusta and the Camí dels Monjos, and a cattle road, the Mola, has become a landmark in the territory and the modernist route. The analysis of Figs. 2.9 and 2.10 shows that the Vallparadís river and the Arenas river are the f...
From the analysis of Fig. 2.11 and Table 2.10, the authors observe that the Vallparadís river is the area with the highest social activity, followed by the Ripoll river and the two urban axes of the Palau river and the Riereta river. The river axis with the minor social movement is the Arenas river. Table 2.10 synthesises information collected in F...
72 exceptional case of the September 1962 flash flood in the Rubí stream to the international 73 community. It was exceptional because of the number of deaths in Terrassa and Rubí, the two 74 cities the stream passed through, which reached over 450, the highest in their data set, in addition 75 to the huge damages.
Nov 1, 2018 · Gaume et al. (2009), in their compilation of European flash floods since 1946, reported the exceptional case of the September 1962 flash flood in the Rubí stream to the international community. It was exceptional because of the number of deaths in Terrassa and Rubí, the two cities the stream passed through, which reached over 450, the highest ...
Download scientific diagram | Perspective view of an old city map showing the areas of Terrassa most badly affected by the flood of 1962. Clearly they coincide with the courses of the three main ...