José Ángel Núñez, the head of Climatology at the AEMET in Valencia, has voiced concerns over the lack of leadership during the emergency meeting of the Cecopi on twenty-ninth of October. He emphasised that this shortcoming was not just apparent during that meeting but also in subsequent gatherings he attended. On that day, multiple indications pointed to a severe situation, with reports of flooding and a missing truck driver in l'Alcúdia, yet he felt the Cecopi should have been convened […]

The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, will meet with the Minister of Labour, Yolanda Díaz, this Tuesday to find a united position on defence spending before upcoming discussions with other parties on Thursday. This meeting comes amidst concerns from Díaz and her party, Sumar, regarding increasing military expenditure in Spain. Yolanda Díaz has firmly stated that merely raising the military budget will not resolve current issues. Instead, she urges for a comprehensive discussion about Spain's defence policy in the twenty-first century, […]

Severe weather caused by Storm Laurence has led to intense rainfall and high waves, resulting in flooding across various regions of Andalucía. Emergency services are actively searching for a missing couple in Constantina, whose vehicle was swept away by rising waters. The flooding has prompted evacuations across the affected areas, particularly in Málaga and Córdoba, where water levels in several rivers have reached dangerous heights. The Junta de Andalucía has indicated that the maximum risk level has now been surpassed, […]

A fire at an industrial warehouse storing pool cleaning products in Vilanova i la Geltru, near Barcelona, has led to a significant emergency response. Authorities warned more than one hundred sixty thousand residents to stay indoors for nearly seven hours due to a toxic chlorine cloud released by the blaze. The fire began at dawn and prompted immediate action from civil protection services, who advised residents to keep windows closed. At around noon, Catalonia's interior minister Nuria Parlon announced the […]