Puerto de Mazarrón beach has been closed to bathers today after authorities detected faecal contamination in the seawater. The Local Police cordoned off the area and the Town Hall raised the red flag when water quality tests indicated slightly elevated contamination levels. These levels are above those permitted by Royal Decree one thousand three hundred forty-one of two thousand seven. No faults have been identified in the local sewage system. […]

Officials have reported two fatalities in the Valencia region attributed to heatstroke. A fifty-two year old man in Castellón and a fifty-three year old woman in Alicante both succumbed to the extreme heat. The Conselleria de Sanidad confirmed that both cases aligned with the criteria set forth by the World Health Organisation. The man required medical attention at his home and was subsequently transferred to a hospital, where he passed […]

On Wednesday morning, firefighters from the Murcia Region's Consortium of Fire Extinction and Rescue successfully rescued two individuals trapped inside their vehicle. The incident occurred after the car veered off the RM-F26 road connecting Los Alcázares and Balsicas, leading to the vehicle becoming stuck in a roadside ditch. Emergency services quickly responded, dispatching paramedics from a Mobile Emergency Unit to the scene. Upon arrival, medical staff provided first aid to […]

The Orihuela Town Council has initiated the contracting of sustainable urban drainage systems in Orihuela Costa, addressing significant flooding issues faced in the area. With a budget set at one hundred seventy-four thousand euros, the project aims to reduce rainwater runoff that currently leads to severe flooding, particularly on Paraná Street. The planned installation is expected to be completed within four months. This sustainable drainage system will involve the construction […]

Two young people, one of whom is a minor, have been injured by gunfire in Pilar de la Horadada on Wednesday morning. The shooting took place around one forty AM, near the Jesuitas beach area, when multiple shots were fired from a moving white SUV towards a group of young people seated nearby. The assailants managed to flee the scene afterwards. According to the Emergency Coordination Centre, medical teams from […]

The National Police in Cartagena has detained four men suspected of defrauding foreign nationals in irregular immigration status. The suspects allegedly accepted money from victims under the false premise that they would provide the necessary documentation to regularise their situations in Spain. However, none of the promised documentation was delivered. The investigation commenced following a complaint lodged in Sevilla by an undocumented immigrant, who revealed that he had paid a […]