Tag: drownings
Andalucia is the Spanish region where more people (38) have drowned this summer
ANDALUCIA is the region in Spain where more people have drowned this summer, with a total of 38 people losing their lives in the...
Migrants drown off Almeria coast in Spain after being forced to swim to shore by boat captains
TWO people died on Friday as migrant boat captains forced their passengers to swim to the Almeria shore so that they could flee back...
‘Safe beaches’ campaign warns tourists about drowning risks in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A 'safe beaches' campaign has been launched in the Valencian Community with 24 seaside drownings already reported this year.
The initiative aims to warn beachgoers...
Family tragedy as mother dies trying to save young son who fell into Valencia waterfall in Spain
A mother, 37, died trying to save her five-year-old son, who drowned in a Valencia area ravine after slipping into a waterfall.
The...
TRAGIC TOLL: Number of migrant drownings on perilous crossing from Africa to Spain ‘doubled’ in 2021
MORE than 4,400 migrants died trying to reach Spain last year, double the 2020 figure, according to a monitoring group.
Caminando Fronteras (CM) claims that...
Andalucia migrant death tragedy in Spain as dinghies sink off Almeria coast
SPAIN'S Salvamento Maritimo(Maritime Rescue) is searching for ten migrants who disappeared from two dinghies off the Almeria coast.
The Salvamar Spica is spearheading the search...
At least six feared dead in Costa Blanca flooding after roads, railways and airports close
SIX people have died following two days of the worst flooding on record to hit the Costa Blanca flooding.
Emergency services and the military stepped...
MUCH longer Marbella lifeguard season after drownings and Olive Press campaign
Lifeguards will be on the beaches full time from March 20 this year until the end of September