Tag: red cross
Search for missing paddle surfers Maxi, 29, and Emmanuel, 34, is suspended two weeks after they vanished off Spain’s...
THE SEARCH for two Argentine paddle surfers who disappeared off the coast of the Costa del Sol on August 27 has been called off....
Spain mobilises relief aid for Morocco as earthquake death toll rises above 2,000
THE OVERNIGHT death toll released by the Moroccan authorities after Friday night’s devastating earthquake rose to at least 2,012 people, with another 2,059 reported...
Arrival of 400 migrants on Spain’s southern coasts raises alarms for authorities
BOATS carrying around 400 migrants have arrived on the coasts of Spain’s Almeria, Granda and Murcia in just a few days. In many cases,...
Three dead after drowning in a beach closed to bathing in Valencia
THREE locals have drowned in a beach closed for swimmers in Valencia.
The bathers, two men and a woman aged between 57 and 63, went...
Hundreds of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War lead to close several beaches in Spain
HUNDREDS of sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have led to a number of beaches in northern Spain to be closed for swimmers.
Basque Country and...
Axarkia Rockin’:100 strong rock band to give concert in Spain’s Velez-Malaga
A Rockin’ Night in Velez-Malaga, with Axarkia Rocking will take place next Saturday, November 19, with a 100 strong rock band.
100% of the proceeds...
Elderly British hoarder probably lay dead for fortnight in her Costa Blanca home in Spain
THE body of an 82-year-old British woman was found in her Torrevieja home after neighbours reported a strong smell coming from the building.
Police found...
Solidarity campaign returns with 6.000 free admissions to AquaMijas water park on Spain’s Costa del Sol
AN INITIATIVE between the Mijas City Council and the Red Cross will help collect school supplies for children in need in Malaga province.
The Spanish...
Red Cross ships out awnings from Spain’s Valencia to provide shelter for Ukraine refugees
A shipment of awnings to provide shelter against harsh weather for Ukrainian refugees has been sent by the Cruz Roja(Red Cross) from Valencia to...
Group of 19 immigrants rescued off Spain’s coast and taken to Granada
A GROUP of 19 desperate refugees have been rescued off Granada this morning.
It comes after a dinghy boat was spotted southeast of Cape Sacratif...
CANARY ISLANDS: Migrant arrivals surge to more than 1,000 in 48 hours
MORE than 1,000 migrants have arrived in hundreds of small boats on the coats of Spain’s Canary Islands in just 48 hours.
It is thought...
Red Cross COVID-19 outbreak in Spain’s Malaga is ‘stabilised’, says Junta
The testing is expected to be completed shortly and the outbreak to be classified as ‘controlled.’
100 people isolated on Spain’s Costa del Sol in new COVID-19 outbreak
It’s expected that once the results of all the RCPs are obtained, more positive cases will appear
Calls for aid to Red Cross Malaga increase by 256% in first four months of 2020, compared to entirety...
RED Cross Malaga has responded to 256% more calls in the first four months of this year, compared to the entirety of 2019.
Warning of coronavirus ‘scam’ in Spain which sees robbers posing as Red Cross medics to ‘disinfect homes’ and ‘carry...
THE Red Cross has warned against a scam targeting the most vulnerable amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in Spain.
A letter uploaded to social media...
Hundreds of families STILL getting help from Spanish Red Cross five months after Costa Blanca flooding
DESPITE devastating the region FIVE MONTHS ago, Spain’s Red Cross are still helping out families that were affected by the gota fria and floods...
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
Sea and air search launched for British diver and ex-soldier, 70, who vanished while diving in southern Spain
Cabo de Palos is popular with scuba divers and has one of the most important nature reserves of the whole Mediterranean
Pregnant migrant rushed to hospital after boat lands in Velez Malaga
Six others were also transferred to the Hospital Comarcal de Velez-Malaga, where two were treated for hypothermia and four for abrasive wounds
Almeria paints town red for tomato festival
With music, live cookery shows and tomatoes galore, Almeria's tomato festival reminded participants just how vital the crop is to Andalucia
Give peas a chance
From Victorians to Peace Festivals, headteacher Miss Kirkham describes another wacky month at the British School of Marbella
Summer boost for low income Axarquia families
A programme organised by the Velez-Malaga Red Cross and La Caixa helps these children excel academically
Barcelona beaches closed to public after shark sightings
The six beaches have since been reopened, after authorities failed to find the three sharks
Maurice Boland gets his gong!
'Mobo' became the first expat to receive the Cruz Roja's Bronze Medal
Queen Sofia heads to Malaga
The Spanish royal will appear in the city to mark 150 years of the Red Cross Movement
Food parcel plea to help Spaniards
Red Cross issues appeal for €30m to help 2.3 million people considered ‘extremely vulnerable’
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“This has to stop” – mother delivers petition to Congress with 63,000 signatures demanding total ban of mobile phones...
TWO TEACHERS on Thursday delivered a petition with 63,000 signatures to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in a bid to encourage a total ban on...
