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EXCLUSIVE: Residents feared for their homes when multiple fronts of flames raced towards their homes in L’Atzubia last night

Many expat residents were forced to flee their homes in fear as the giant wall of flames approached. One, Chloe Modrekelidze send the Olive Press a series of terrifyingly videos and photos,

16 Aug, 2022 @ 23:04

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WATCH: A wall of flames raced towards the A23 motorway in Spain’s Valencia province, Sierra de Javalambre

GUSTING thirty mile an hour winds fanned the flames towards a number of villages including Toras, Viver and Teresa. Only a handful of helicopters and planes were on hand while a number

16 Aug, 2022 @ 22:14

Lead·Valencia

Firefighters Deal With Passenger Ferry Blaze In Spain's Valencia

Firefighters called to passenger ferry blaze in Spain’s Valencia port

SEVEN fire engines were scrambled on Monday after a fire broke out onboard a ferry docked at the port of Valencia. Initial reports say the fire started in a cabin on the

1 Aug, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

VIDEO: Expat eyewitness account of Estepona’s latest wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A Canadian expat described the shock of watching flames from the beach in Estepona as she enjoyed a family day out on Tuesday. The fire broke out on the outskirts of Estepona

27 Jul, 2022 @ 19:00

Environment·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia registers lowest wildfire activity in recent years

WILDFIRE UPDATES SPAIN’S COSTA DEL SOL: Estepona fire under control and Mijas fire stabilised

INFOCA, the agency that deals with fire emergencies in Andalucia has declared the recent wildfires on the Costa del Sol, in Estepona and Mijas as ‘controlled’ and ‘stabilised’ respectively. Specifically, the Estepona

27 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

VIDEO: Third wildfire within ten days breaks out near Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ANOTHER wildfire has broken out in Mijas on Tuesday (July 26) the third to have sparked near the Costa del Sol town within the last ten days. Spain’s firefighting agency INFOCA confirmed

26 Jul, 2022 @ 19:39

Environment·Lead

Burning car sparks new blaze outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

ANOTHER wildfire was raging outside Mijas on Sunday afternoon after a blaze was sparked by a burning car. Firefighting agency INFOCA said the blaze had been brought ‘under control’ on Monday morning

25 Jul, 2022 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Dutch reforestation company shoulders blame for sparking massive wildfire in northeastern Spain

A Dutch reforestation company has apologised for sparking a massive blaze responsible for destroying at least 14,000 hectares of woodland near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain. The wildfire, which has been brought under

23 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Lead·National News·Weather

WATCH: Heartwarming moment firefighters give water to young deer trapped by wildfires in Spain

FIRES are devastating vast swathes of woodland across northern Spain in what authorities predict will be the worst year for at least a decade. But even amid the gloom and destruction, there

22 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Nature

Mijas wildfire in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control after burning 1,870 hectares

A WILDFIRE that has ravaged hills outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol has finally been brought under control, but not before destroying 1,870 hectares. Andalucia’s firefighting agency INFOCA confirmed on Tuesday,

19 Jul, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

UPDATE: More than 3,000 evacuated from fire on the Costa del Sol

SOME 3,065 people have been evacuated as a fire that started in the Costa del Sol town of Mijas continues to burn 24 hours after it started. According to the Junta de

16 Jul, 2022 @ 12:22

Lead

BREAKING: Huge fire blazing in Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol with 1,000 evacuated

A huge fire has ignited in Mijas, Andalucia, with a massive team currently fighting the blaze. Some 1,000 people have been evacuated from Alhaurin de la Torre and Alhaurin el Grande in

15 Jul, 2022 @ 15:07

Lead

Helicopters and firefighters stabilise fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol

SPANISH firefighter body INFOCA has confirmed the outbreak of a fire at 5pm, July 12 in the town of Ardales, Malaga. INFOCA said that the fire started in the Loma de la

12 Jul, 2022 @ 19:22

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Fire contained in Spain’s Valencia

FAVOURABLE weather conditions looked to have all but extinguished a huge fire to the west of Valencia. The forest fire, which started on July 3 in the Venta del Moro district of

6 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Valencia

WATCH: Panic as bus drives through huge fire in Spain’s Aranjuez

PASSENGERS of a bus that was driving through the A7 of Aranjuez on Tuesday July 5 were aghast as they suddenly drove head on into a huge fire that had ignited next

6 Jul, 2022 @ 11:44

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Forest fire in Spain rips through Valencia

A FOREST FIRE that ignited on Sunday in Valencia has already burned through some 800 hectares. An emergency team comprising four planes, four helicopters and brigades from the Ministry for the Ecological

5 Jul, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·National News·Valencia

Police refuse to explain why four workers who sparked massive fire in southern Spain at controversial Gaddafi finca were building roads at midday on hottest week of year

POLICE have refused to explain why they are grilling four workmen over a fire that razed 5000 hectares of protected woodland on the Costa del Sol. A Guardia Civil spokesman six times

1 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Weather

Firefighters battle through the night to control wildfire outside Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FIREFIGHTERS battled throughout the night to control a wildfire that broke out after midnight on Monday night in the hills near Mijas on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Some 50 firefighters and two

28 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

OFFICIALS have finally declared that the wildfire which raged in the hills above Marbella and Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been extinguished. The blaze which broke out on June 8

27 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

Oops, we did it again! How the Olive Press reported from the wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

GETTING close to the flames and talking to victims and firefighters. While other expat newspapers watched it from afar, translating stories from Spanish websites, the Olive Press was in the thick of

18 Jun, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·Malaga

Wildfires rage across different parts of Spain as ‘exceptional’ June heatwave continues into sixth day

WILDFIRES have broken out across different parts of Spain as the heatwave continued to grip the nation sending the mercury soaring above 40ºC. Three wildfires raged in different parts of Catalunya ravaging

16 Jun, 2022 @ 15:01

Lead·National News·Premium·Weather

SERIOUS NEGLIGENCE: Three arrested for forest fire in Spain’s Pujerra

THE Guardia Civil have arrested this Tuesday, June 14, three men for their alleged connection with the Sierra Bermeja forest fire. Initial investigations by the Junta’s Forest Fire Investigation Brigade (BIIF) and

15 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Wildfire in Benahavis in hills above Spain’s Costa Del Sol pictured from space

THE wildfire raging in the hills near Benahavis has been photographed from space. The gigantic smoke plume from the blaze, which broke out in the Sierra Bermeja on Wednesday afternoon, was visible

10 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Premium

Forest Fire In Malaga, Spain 09 Jun 2022

Military stood down as wildfire threatening Benahavis in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol declared ‘stablised’

THE wildfire that has been raging across the Sierra Bermeja in the hills above Estepona and Marbella has been declared ‘stabilised’ by authorities in Andalucia. Hundreds of firefighters have been battling to

10 Jun, 2022 @ 13:00

Lead·National News

veterinary centre seeks foster families for pets of evacuated residents

50 horses from Benahavis racecourse evacuated due to blazing fire in Spain’s Sierra Bermeja plus veterinary centre seeks foster families for pets of evacuated residents

FIFTY horses from the Benahavís racecourse have been evacuated from the area as a result of the fire that broke out this Wednesday, June 8, in Sierra Bermeja. The 112 emergency service

10 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Last stand: British expat refuses to leave her home despite risk as wildfire approaches town in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

ONE British expat resident in Benahavis refuses to leave her home, defying orders to evacuate by authorities fearful of the risk from a wildfire raging in the hills above Estepona and Marbella.

9 Jun, 2022 @ 19:52

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Premium

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