Portal:Current events/2024 October 30
October 30, 2024 (Wednesday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 European floods
- October 2024 Spain floods
- Seventy-two people are killed and dozens are missing after severe floods in the Valencian Community, Spain. Rail lines and highways are disrupted. (ABC Espana) (AP)
- October 2024 Spain floods
- At least twelve workers are killed in an explosion at a Grupo Simec steel plant in Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala, Mexico. (Reuters) (Milenio)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Botswana general election
- The citizens of Botswana vote for the 61 seats of the National Assembly. (AP)