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Why are so many people drowning in Spain this year? Multiple factors are behind concerning death toll, say experts

Barcelona lifeguards to launch indefinite strike over working conditions

LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona city have announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow (Friday, August 1) in response to unmet demands for improved working conditions and unfulfilled

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:31

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra workers to keep area safe and clean

Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra staff keeping area safe and clean

BENIDORM’S summer beach season kicked off on Sunday with more staff to keep the area clean and safe until September 30. Lifeguard and rescue teams

2 Jun, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Incredible rescue in Spain: French tourist, 90, is resuscitated twice on a Mallorca beach following sudden cardiac arrest

The alarm was raised when fellow beachgoers saw the man collapse on the shore at around 4pm

25 Sep, 2024 @ 14:09

Balearic Islands·Health·Lead·Mallorca

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 water,

6 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Lead

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

Three drown in same day in waters off Spain’s Catalan coast

THREE men drowned on Saturday while swimming off the Catalan coast, despite the incidents taking place on beaches where lifeguards were present. One of the

9 Jul, 2023 @ 13:14

Catalunya·Lead

Shark sighting forces bathers out of water at Costa Blanca beach in Spain

BATHERS were ordered to get out of the water at a popular Orihuela Costa beach on Thursday morning after the sighting of a two-metre long

15 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Lighting Strike Kills Two Tourists On Mallorca Beach In Spain

Lightning strike kills two tourists on Mallorca beach in Spain

A lightning strike killed two tourists on a Mallorca beach on Thursday. The double tragedy happened shortly at around 3.40 pm on Cala Mesquida in

9 Sep, 2022 @ 11:36

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist drowns in hotel swimming pool on Spain’s Mallorca

A 53-year-old British tourist drowned in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool on Sunday afternoon. The tragedy occurred at around 4.40 pm at the Globales Palmanova

18 Jul, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Two women get Benidorm city centre ban after making special trips to rob tourists

Two drownings in one day on Benidorm and Costa Blanca beaches in Spain

TWO people died on Wednesday from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches just days after the Valencian government launched a ‘safe beaches’ campaign. 26 bathers have

14 Jul, 2022 @ 15:01

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Safe Beaches Campaign Tries Reduce Seaside Drownings In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

‘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

13 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike over Spain’s San Juan bank holiday

LIFEGUARDS in Mallorca have announced they will go on strike. The Lifeguards Union of Mallorca will coordinate a strike between 50 lifeguards in the capital

17 Jun, 2022 @ 13:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca