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WATCH: Floods in Marbella turns road into river after heavy rains across Spain’s Costa del Sol

RESIDENTS in Marbellas were forced to use boats to access their homes after torrential rain turned roads into rivers. Heavy downpours on Sunday led to flooding in the Nueva Andalucia area of

28 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga·Weather

WATCH: Storms hit southern Spain causing floods that turn streets into rivers

STORMS hit parts of Extremadura and Andalucia on Thursday bringing torrential rain and flooding that swept away cars and caused huge damage to property. The province of Huelva was the worst hit,

23 Sep, 2021 @ 18:22

Huelva·Lead·Sevilla·Weather

New €680k flood prevention system planned for popular expat area on Spain’s Orihuela Costa

VILLAMARTIN is to get a new rain collector as part of a €680,000 sewerage renovation in the area. Problems with the current collector that runs along Cañada de las Estacas ravine were

18 Jul, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Unions representing 50,000 farmers accuse Segura river management body of ‘criminal negligence’ over devastating gota fría floods

UNIONS representing 50,000 of the nation’s farmers met last Friday with Mireia Mollá, the Regional Minister of Agriculture to accuse the organisation managing the Segura river basin of ‘criminal negligence’. Representatives from

23 Sep, 2019 @ 21:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Expats donate and distribute furniture to flood victims in Costa Blanca

A KIND-HEARTED British couple has launched an appeal for unwanted furniture to help flood victims in Costa Blanca hit by catastrophic flooding. Darren and Kelly Chambers – who run Sidney’s Discount Furniture

14 Sep, 2019 @ 17:06

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

‘THE WORST HAS HAPPENED’: Videos show huge tornado rip through fields, olive trees and power lines in Spain’s Malaga

A statement by local Mayor Francisco Guerrero said that ‘the worst has happened’ and that the public should ‘limit’ the use of their vehicles

26 Aug, 2019 @ 23:21

Lead·Malaga

IN VIDEOS: Driver dead after torrential rain floods Spain, as cars submerged and ’emergency plan’ launched

Dramatic footage shows streets turned into rivers as cars are fully submerged by rising waters

9 Jul, 2019 @ 10:40

Environment·Lead·National News

SNOW: Tornado smashes Menorca leaving 38,000 residents without power, while two people missing in northern Spain

Over 50 trees and poles collapsed in Menorca, leaving most people without power, while two hikers are still missing in northern Spain

29 Oct, 2018 @ 15:47

Asturias·Barcelona·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

WATCH: Moment key Roman bridge in historic Ronda Andalucia is almost destroyed by shocking Arabic bath collapse following floods in Spain

Trees are dragged helplessly into the biblical torrent of water which has also cut off the road to Forest Hills

21 Oct, 2018 @ 17:50

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: School wall destroyed and Costa del Sol port almost submerged as biblical floods wreak havoc in Spain’s Andalucia

AS Andalucia is placed under a dangerous red alert severe flooding, thunderstorms and torrential rain have left Andalucian towns almost engulfed in water. Shocking videos of streets submerged in water have been

21 Oct, 2018 @ 13:48

Lead

WATCH: Man in kayak sails through flooded Estepona streets as rain ravages Costa del Sol

About 80mm of rain is falling an hour in the area and businesses are forced to close their doors as waterlogged streets overwhelm doorways

21 Oct, 2018 @ 12:55

Environment·Lead·Malaga

RED ALERT: Spain’s Andalucia hit by MORE severe flooding as extreme weather continues over the weekend

MALAGA has been placed on red alert – the most dangerous warning – as severe flooding ravages the north of the region today. AEMET has also extended the warning from 12pm until

21 Oct, 2018 @ 12:28

Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Body of young boy Arthur Robinson found in Mallorca

Arthur Robinson, aged between four and eight, went missing eight days ago during the floods which ravaged Mallorca

17 Oct, 2018 @ 12:58

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Family of hero mum drowned in Mallorca write heartfelt letter to emergency services as little boy, 5 still missing

Courageous mother, Joana, 40, died after plucking her daughter Ursula from the torrent of water rapidly flooding their vehicle

15 Oct, 2018 @ 15:14

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca floods: Spanish royalty drop in to help but death toll could rise to over 13

As the royals leave, the search and rescue mission for the missing five-year-old boy continues, who may be the last potential survivor of Tuesday’s natural disaster

13 Oct, 2018 @ 09:50

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

British couple killed in Mallorca floods PICTURED as boy, 5 still missing

Originally from the sleepy village of Moffat in southern Scotland, the pair drowned along with their taxi driver, Juan Sillero

12 Oct, 2018 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

BREAKING: At least 12 dead in Mallorca floods as bodies of couple found and boy, 5 still missing

The pair, both in their sixties, died together as the Ford Focus they were travelling in was swept away by the torrent of water devastating Mallorca

11 Oct, 2018 @ 15:03

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Elderly British couple killed in Mallorca floods identified, while three still missing, including boy, 5

Over 510 emergency units were sent in response to the worst floods Mallorca has seen in a century, including 120 soldiers, seven military vehicles and helicopters

11 Oct, 2018 @ 10:41

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Brits among NINE killed in Mallorca flash floods, as island declared disaster zone

Brits drown in taxi as nine die in flash floods, as more feared dead

10 Oct, 2018 @ 16:12

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Five dead – including British tourists – and dozens still missing in Mallorca’s biggest flood in decades

AT least five people including two British tourists have been killed in the storm that flooded all corners of Mallorca. The east coast of the island was hit the hardest, with cars

10 Oct, 2018 @ 10:11

Environment·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Nature

WATCH: Deaths feared as people trapped in cars and on roofs as biblical storms rock Mallorca

In shocking images cars can be seen floating away with people in them and water levels have risen to the first floor of buildings

9 Oct, 2018 @ 21:44

Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Flash flood hits the South of Spain

Without warning the residents of the historic town Ronda were hit with a massive 50 litres of rain in less than an hour yesterday afternoon (Thursday). Videos were captured of cars trying

14 Sep, 2018 @ 09:11

Environment·Lead

WATCH: Flash floods in Andalucia town following unseasonal rainfall

THIS is the moment an Andalucian town succumbed to flash floods over the weekend. https://www.facebook.com/100004686437210/videos/pcb.1000330620133143/1000330473466491/?type=3&theater The footage was shot by local Ruben Del Paso in La Zubia in Granada. https://www.facebook.com/100004686437210/videos/pcb.1000330620133143/1000330486799823/?type=3&theater The clips

28 May, 2018 @ 10:35

Granada·Lead

Floods and how to plan for them

I know, ‘stable doors’ and ‘horses’ come to mind ...

23 Dec, 2016 @ 06:43

Campbell Ferguson: Survey Spain·Columnists

VIDEO: Man swept to death in Benidorm storm

Attempting to reach his car, the 76-year-old was swept out to sea in Benidorm on Saturday afternoon

19 Dec, 2016 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·National News·Nature

CHRISTMAS APPEAL: Volunteers needed to help Costa del Sol flood victims

Kind-hearted businesses are also needed to do their bit for those living in stricken areas such as Coin, Cartama and Fuengirola, whose homes were ruined in the recent deadly Malaga region deluges

17 Dec, 2016 @ 11:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga