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Europe

Spain seizes record 13 tonnes of cocaine in Ecuadorean banana shipment

Authorities in Spain say the drug bust is the second-largest ever recorded in Europe and one of the biggest worldwide.

07/11/2024

Climate

A weather warning expert on how emergency texts failed Valencians

Many Spaniards have expressed anger at the city's lack of preparations in the face of Europe's increasing extreme weather events.

07/11/2024

Europe

EIB allocates €900 million for recovery of Spain's flood-hit regions

The aid model follows the rapid response approach used by the EIB after the floods in Central Europe last September.

07/11/2024

EuroVerify

'Bot' accounts swamp Spanish social media with misleading flood claims

As Spain reels from its worst flooding in decades, misleading posts about DANA — the phenomenon that caused it — have been going viral on social media.

07/11/2024

Europe

Spain floods: 89 people still missing after deadly disaster

Spanish authorities issued their first tally of the missing on Tuesday when a Valencia court said that 89 people are confirmed to be unaccounted for.

06/11/2024

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No Comment: Aid on the ground slow to arrive in flood-hit areas

The situation in the Valencia region remains dramatic, with aid slow to arrive in the areas that need it.

05/11/2024

Spain

Spain's government approves extensive relief package for flood victims

The package includes direct payments of €20,000 to €60,000 to owners of damaged homes.

05/11/2024

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No Comment: Search for survivors under way in Spanish car parks

In the hope of finding missing victims of the recent floods, around fifty Spanish soldiers, police and firefighters inspected an underground car park in Valencia on Monday.

05/11/2024

Europe

Valencians press on with cleanup effort after historic floods

Citizens, volunteers and thousands of soldiers and police officers pressed on with their gargantuan clean-up effort to clear out mud and debris following devasting floods in eastern Spain.

05/11/2024

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Desperate rescue efforts continue in Valencia’s flooded car parks

Emergency services are intensifying their efforts to locate victims in a flooded underground car park in Aldaia.

04/11/2024

Climate

Europe's food supply will be impacted by Spain's floods, warn experts

Spain’s deadly floods are likely to threaten food supply chains across the country and throughout wider Europe.

04/11/2024

Travel News

Barcelona airport floods with 70 flights cancelled and trains affected

Local authorities have issued a red warning due to torrential rain in Barcelona.

04/11/2024

Europe

Angry crowd throws mud at Spanish royals during visit to Paiporta

Paiporta was an epicentre of suffering as the deadly floods that devastated Spain last week claimed at least 60 lives in the town.

03/11/2024

Culture Series

Magnum's Cristina de Middel says AI is real danger to photojournalism

In this special edition of European Lens we talk to Spanish visual storyteller and artist Cristina de Middel who presides over the Magnum Photo Agency, the legendary collective set up in 1947 after the Second World War.

03/11/2024

Europe

Spanish PM asks EU for help as country suffers aftermath of catastrophic floods

Pedro Sanchez: "I know that we have to do better and that we have to give our all, but I also know that we have to do it together."

02/11/2024

Europe

Clean-up volunteers in Spain begin to leave flood-hit areas

The extensive flooding, which has so far killed 205 people, has sparked a wave of solidarity across the country with hundreds of people arriving to the affected areas to help remove the mud.

02/11/2024

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Catastrophic flooding in Spain leaves widespread destruction

The severe flooding wreaked havoc in parts of Spain, leaving cars piled on top of each other, uprooting trees, and coating power lines in heavy layers of mud.

01/11/2024

Spain

Spain flood death toll rises to 205 as nation braces for more rain

More than 1,700 soldiers have joined emergency workers in the search for bodies and survivors, with authorities saying the death toll is likely to go up further.

31/10/2024

Climate

Valencia’s deadly floods made worse by climate change, scientists say

Some areas saw a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours leaving people trapped in their homes by floodwaters.

31/10/2024

Economy

Why is Spain's economy growing faster than its eurozone peers?

The Spanish economy has shown robust growth in recent years, although experts question how long it will last.

31/10/2024

Travel News

Is it safe to travel to Valencia? Advice for travellers after flooding

Valencia and the surrounding area has been devastated after a year's worth of rain fell in a few hours.

30/10/2024

Europe

In pictures: Devastating flash floods hit Spain's Valencia region

At least 51 people have been reported dead after flash floods swept through villages in Spain, derailing a train near Malaga.

30/10/2024

Art

Barcelona show explores how graffiti has 'transformed' into high art

Barcelona's Prohibited Art Museum is hosting a debate that aims to examine the roots of graffiti and its path to being widely hailed now as one of the world's most important art forms.

29/10/2024

Spain

EU's Josep Borrell condemns Israeli army's attack on UNIFIL in Lebanon

Foreign ministers of 43 Union for Mediterranean states met in Barcelona to address regional challenges. Josep Borrell condemned Israeli attacks on UNIFIL and called for sanctions.

28/10/2024

Smart Regions

POWERTY: energising communities to combat poverty

In partnership with the European Commission

An EU-funded project is helping one of Spain's poorest neighbourhoods cope with energy costs and the endemic problems of poverty

28/10/2024

Europe

Spanish left-wing politician resigns amid sexual abuse allegations

Errejón’s departure is a major setback for Spain’s Sumar coalition, already weakened by declining support, and comes as the country faces heightened awareness around abuse of power in public life.

28/10/2024