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To walk through the streets of Paiporta is to see nature at its most vicious. Everywhere, there is chaos in this town. Lives have been ripped apart, turned upside down and ended. Spain floods latest: Looting breaks out as flood deaths surpass 150You can't drive into Paiporta, a suburb about 4 miles to the southwest of Valencia, so we cover the final mile by foot. For most of the walk, we pass past fruit groves. The sun is getting warmer.It could be a normal day. Except then you arrive in the town, and normality has gone. We turn a corner and find a road that has been wholly blocked by a wall of cars, thrown together. To the side, a family is wading through their garage, which is under three feet of water. All around is a bizarre medley of debris. Most of it ...

Climate change caused by humans fuelled all the ten deadliest weather events of the last two decades, analysis has found.The ferocious cyclones, heatwaves, drought and flooding, including in Europe, have killed more than 570,000 people. All were all made more intense and more likely in a hotter atmosphere, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group at Imperial College London said as it marked its 10th anniversary.Its research shows how scientists can detect the "fingerprint of climate change" in complex weather events - such as the recent deadly flooding in Spain."Climate change isn't a distant threat," said Dr Friederike Otto, co-founder and lead of World Weather Attribution. "This study should be an eye-opener for political leaders hanging on to fossil fuels that heat the planet and destr...

Thirty supercars stolen and illegally exported to Thailand have been returned to the UK after an eight-year investigation.A total of 35 high-end vehicles - including Range Rovers, Porsches, Mercedes, BMWs, and Lamborghinis - were taken, with a combined value of £6.5m, according to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaCVIS). They were obtained fraudulently on finance contracts from car dealerships across England in 2016 and 2017 before being shipped to Thailand, the agency said.After an eight-year investigation led by NaCVIS, with the help of the Met Police, National Crime Agency, and the British and Thai embassies, multiple arrest warrants were executed and 30 of the cars were tracked down and seized in Bangkok. Image: Thai autho...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have won baseball's World Series for the second time in five years but the celebrations were marred by looting and violence.The Dodgers took the title by beating the New York Yankees 4-1 in the best-of-seven final in New York on Wednesday night, US time. But soon after the match ended and jubilant Dodgers fans spilled on to the streets to celebrate, there were reports of a bus being set on fire, shops being looted and fireworks thrown at police in scenes of "absolute chaos" in downtown LA. Image: Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate winning baseball's World Series. Pic: AP At around 10.45pm, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said it received reports of "looting at several stores in the area ...