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As deadly fires rage all over Spain, this amazing app tracks locations and spread – helping to coordinate responses and save lives

IT has fast become a irreplaceable tool for both expats and locals alike in Spain’s fire-prone hinterlands during the summer months. Wildfire Watch reports on

10 Jul, 2026 @ 17:45

Environment·Lead·National News

British resident flees fire in southern Spain ‘with just her two cats’ as raging inferno torches villages and expats ‘lose everything’

Exclusive by Jon Clarke A BRITISH resident of Almeria has told the Olive Press how his girlfriend fled the lethal Gallardos fire – with just

10 Jul, 2026 @ 15:41

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

How Andalucia’s deadliest wildfire spread from a roadside ditch to a British expat stronghold in hours — leaving tearful residents desperately searching for loved ones

If you are searching for a loved one, contact the family hotline on +34 677 904 624, where they have a list of people and

10 Jul, 2026 @ 14:21

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Brits believed to be among victims of ‘worst-ever Andalucia fire’, authorities say, as 23 reported missing

FOUR Brits are believed to be among the 11 victims of a devastating Andalucia fire – the deadliest in the region since records began. Emergency

10 Jul, 2026 @ 09:54

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Weather

BREAKING: At least 12 dead in Almeria after ‘worst ever Andalucia wildfire’ – firefighters find bodies inside burned-out vehicles

AT least 12 people have died in southern Spain after a devastating blaze broke out in the province of Almeria amid soaring temperatures. “The number

10 Jul, 2026 @ 08:22

Almeria·Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Fire rages next to Mallorca’s Palma Airport sending smoke over the bay as tourists jet in

FLIGHTS to popular Balearic Islands destination were nearly derailed as flames consumed the surrounding area and caused emergency fire prevention protocals. Travellers at Son Sant

9 Jul, 2026 @ 13:57

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Careless worker blamed for forest fire that forced hundreds of tourists to evacuate beautiful town in the Sierra de Cadiz mountain range

A FIRE that caused hundreds of tourists and locals to be evacuated in the Sierra de Cadiz this week may have been started by a

8 Jul, 2026 @ 14:55

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Wildfires have already consumed 50 square kilometres in Spain this summer – equal to 35% of the entire EU total

MORE than a third of all land destroyed by wildfires across the EU this year has been in Spain, new data reveals – the highest

8 Jul, 2026 @ 13:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

Sea pollution hits the Costa del Sol as Marbella pulls out almost 25,000 litres of plastic from in a single month

SUMMER months on Andalucia beaches have started with sun, sand, and rubbish littered across the coastline – at lower numbers than 2025 but still creating

7 Jul, 2026 @ 12:59

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Marbella

Can homeowners in Spain really be fined €3,000 for air con units sticking out of their building?

SOCIAL media outbursts over supposed fines and orders of removal for outdoor air conditioning units have been debunked, giving an airy flow of relief to

6 Jul, 2026 @ 23:22

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Outrage as worker using angle grinder in sweltering heat is arrested for Costa Brava blaze – while contractor and Catalan government dodge blame

A WORKER spent two nights in a jail cell after he sparked a devastating wildfire on the Costa Brava that incinerated 22 sq km of

6 Jul, 2026 @ 14:53

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Stay-at-home order lifted for 12,000 residents near Costa Brava wildfire – as firefighters declare blaze that injured 10 and scorched 2,300 hectares ‘stable’

AROUND 12,000 residents living on the Costa Brava are now free to leave their homes after firefighters said they had ‘stabilised’ a devastating wildfire that

5 Jul, 2026 @ 15:19

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Huge wildfire erupts near Spanish tourist hotspot – more than 12,000 residents ordered indoors on Costa Brava with 30,000 hectares at ‘severe’ risk

MORE than 12,000 residents have been placed under stay-at-home orders as a huge wildfire threatens an idyllic stretch of coastline loved by Brits. Around 440

4 Jul, 2026 @ 17:59

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Spain braces for fresh 42C heatwave just days after deadly June scorcher

SPAIN is bracing for another punishing heatwave this weekend, with temperatures set to soar above 40C across parts of the country. State weather agency Aemet

3 Jul, 2026 @ 16:23

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

Marbella and Nerja among Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ coastal pollution hotspots, activists say

DOZENS of Spanish beaches, including two in Malaga province, are blighted by pollution and environmental degradation, campaigners have warned. In its annual ‘Black Flags’ report,

2 Jul, 2026 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Nearly 200 evacuated as wildfire sweeps through Andalucia nature reserve

NEARLY 200 people have been evacuated after a wildfire tore through a nature reserve in Andalucia. Around 40 residents left their homes in Miranda del

2 Jul, 2026 @ 13:04

Environment·Jaen·Lead·On This Day in Spain

Travel through the world’s tropical rainforests without leaving the Costa del Sol – as Spain’s only ‘nocturnal’ zoo celebrates its 25th anniversary

BIOPARC Fuengirola, the only zoo in Spain to remain open until 11pm throughout the summer, invites visitors to experience the magic of tropical nature after

1 Jul, 2026 @ 16:05

Andalucia·Environment·Sponsored

Red weather alert in Spain: 'Danger to life' issued ahead of scorching 42C highs – these are the affected areas

Spain logs more than 1,000 deaths linked to ‘extraordinarily’ high temperatures in June

EXTREME heat killed more than 1,000 people in Spain last month, experts have warned, marking the deadliest June on record for heat-related deaths. Madrid’s Carlos

1 Jul, 2026 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Weather

Alarm as Gibraltar coast appears to be engulfed in large brown stain – dredging work for huge Eastside marina development blamed

RESIDENTS in Gibraltar have noticed unusually murky water around The Rock’s east coast, but developers of a big coastal project assure it’s not pollution. The

26 Jun, 2026 @ 18:32

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Valencia

Major wildfire approaches homes in northern Spain – hundreds are forced to evacuate as over 40 square kilometres are incinerated

HUNDREDS of people were evacuated or forced to shelter indoors as a major wildfire tore through northeastern Spain on Thursday. Firefighters battled the blaze overnight

26 Jun, 2026 @ 12:18

Environment·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Anger as jet ski rider chases and harasses dolphins off popular Costa Blanca resort

A VIDEO of a jet ski rider chasing and harassing dolphins off the coast of Torrevieja has sparked outrage. The waters of the Costa Blanca

25 Jun, 2026 @ 16:45

Environment·Lead·Torrevieja

Spain offers emergency aid to Venezuela after twin earthquakes kill at least 32

SPAIN has pledged emergency assistance to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes struck the country, killing at least 32 people. Jose Manuel Albares, Spain’s Foreign Minister,

25 Jun, 2026 @ 11:32

Environment·International Affairs·Lead·Weather

It’s a lot of fun… but San Juan’s hangover leaves Spain’s beaches looking like rubbish tips and jeopardises the coastal environment

THE night of San Juan is celebrated by Spaniards around the country, but once the party is over, everyone else must pick up the pieces.

25 Jun, 2026 @ 10:44

Environment·Lead

A Roman wreck and a British steamship among discoveries from fascinating study of Spain’s Cadiz coastline – which may also have solved a nautical mystery

Aereal shot of British steamship Gladiator (Credit: IAPH)

23 Jun, 2026 @ 08:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·La Cultura·Lead

Marbella switches on new €9.3 million San Pedro substation after string of power cuts constrain ‘numerous Costa del Sol projects’

AYUNTAMIENTO de Marbella has turned on its new electricity service station in San Pedro, designed to maintain the city’s power and protect grids from surges.

22 Jun, 2026 @ 12:28

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Marbella

Murcia region placed under ‘extreme’ fire risk with homes evacuated for second time in three weeks after wildfire tears through both banks of the River Segura

A SWATHE of Spanish coastline has been placed under ‘extreme’ wildfire risk after a blaze forced evacuations in the region over the weekend. Spain’s weather

22 Jun, 2026 @ 10:33

Environment·Lead·Murcia·Weather

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