Bilbao´s

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Information

• Flood in Bilbao were in August 1983, this month, it rained a lot.• This flood afected Basque Country,

Cantabria, Burgos and Navarra.

BILBAO

Damages

• 39 people dead, 34 of them in Basque Country, and there were 5 disappeared too.

• All old city of Bilbao was flood and it cost 1200 milion€, 1/3 were in Bilbao. Some famous buildings were destroyed , for example, Arriaga.

• Hundreds of people were rescued by helicopter. 6000 people helped :spanish army, police and firefighters in Bilbao. Arriaga

NowadaysNowadays Bilbao is completely recovered of flood, and it has evolved like town, a mark of that is Guggenheim museum and Arriaga teather that has been reconstructed, Bilbao is now a famous city because of his new constructions.

• It rained 1500 tons of water, 600l/m2, this is 60 cm tall.

• In Bilbao water was 5m high and in Basauri 3m but Bermeo, Galdakao and Etxebarri were very afected too.

Other information

El perro street, old city San Nicolas church, old city

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