The Chandrexa de Queixa and Vilariño de Conso wildfire, now stabilised, was ignited by three different fronts. The initial fire broke out in the Requeixo parish on Friday the eighth of August, later joined by additional fires in Parafita on the twelfth and Mormentelos, which reignited on the fourteenth. While the situation has improved, Ourense remains in emergency Situation Two with two active blazes. One fire in the Nieva parish […]

Salvamento Marítimo has suspended search operations for fifteen migrants missing in the Balearic Islands, following a boat capsizing and subsequent incidents. The initial search commenced on the twentieth of August, after a vessel sank three miles south of Mallorca. Reports from twenty survivors indicated that three individuals of sub-Saharan origin were missing, having drifted for six days. Tragically, one migrant died in the capsizing, while others sustained injuries. The second […]

The Guardia Civil has launched an investigation into seven individuals suspected of illegal waste dumping and burning in urban areas between Sevilla and Alcalá de Guadaíra. This area has reportedly transformed into a large illegal landfill over the past few years, with uncontrolled burning creating substantial smoke and posing serious health risks to nearby residents. Authorities from the Service for the Protection of Nature begun their investigation last year after […]

In Torrevieja, Alicante, agents from the Guardia Civil have apprehended a nineteen-year-old man on charges of violent robbery and theft. The suspect is accused of stabbing an elderly woman during a robbery attempt and also stealing a gold chain using the 'snatch' method. The local court has ordered his provisional custody without bail. This investigation, part of operation 'Cheria-25', began in late June when officers received reports of a violent […]

Spain has confirmed that its recent heatwave has made August twenty twenty-five the hottest month on record, with an anomaly of four point six degrees Celsius above average. This surpasses the previous record of four point five degrees Celsius set in July twenty twenty-two. The intense heat, which spanned from the third to the eighteenth of August, has been noted as the most severe since temperature recordings began in Spain. […]

Santander has experienced an intense downpour, registering sixty-three point six litres of rain per square metre in just one hour. This is the second highest figure recorded in the history of Cantabria, falling short of the all-time record set in nineteen eighty-three. The State Meteorological Agency has characterised these exceptional rainfall levels, which have caused significant disruptions across the city. Flooding has occurred in various areas, leading to the closure […]

Tourists visiting the Costa Blanca in southern Spain have been warned to stay out of the sea following the sighting of poisonous sea slugs known as blue dragons. Swimming has been banned along a seven-mile stretch of coast around the Guardamar del Segura area, just north of Torrevieja. The mayor, Jose Luis Saez, announced the ban via a post on social media, highlighting the danger posed by these creatures and […]