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Spain asks U.S. to remove radioactive soil in Almeria caused by hydrogen bombs falling after 1966 mid-air collision

Spain asks U.S. to remove radioactive soil caused by 1966 mid-air collision in Almeria

THE Spanish government has formally requested the United States to remove soil contaminated with radioactivity after a mid-air collision saw four hydrogen bombs fall close to Palomares in Almeria province in 1966.

7 Mar, 2023 @ 15:19

Almeria·Lead

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat who reported his car stolen by a transport company called Mission Impossible has his car back after the alleged thief was spotted 100 miles away. Kenny Greenhow drove from

28 Jan, 2021 @ 10:45

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain fears Trump administration will renegotiate agreement to clean up Palomares site where US accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs

The agreement could not be implicated due to Spain's crippling political deadlock

23 Jan, 2017 @ 12:53

Almeria·Business & Finance·Environment·Health·Lead·National News·Politics

USA will not negotiate Palomares clean-up until Spain has government

Clean-up on hold

23 Mar, 2016 @ 08:58

Environment·Lead

USA agree to clear up Palomares nuclear waste 50 years after disaster

Dubbed the ‘worst nuclear accident in US history’, the town of 16,000 - half of whom are British expats - was covered in nuclear waste after two US Air Force planes carrying

5 Oct, 2015 @ 15:22

Almeria·Environment·Lead

40,000 sign petition for Palomares nuclear clean-up

Ecologists and locals unite against government failure to remove highly radioactive matter from Almeria

2 Mar, 2015 @ 16:32

Almeria·Environment·Lead