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‘Stay put in case the lift starts working as you try to escape’: A day in the life of an elevator technician company in Spain during the great blackout

AS darkness descended on mainland Spain during the widespread power outage on April 28, elevator technicians became emergency responders. For Fain Ascensores, a Madrid-based lift

30 Apr, 2025 @ 12:08

Lead·Madrid·National News

WATCH: Firefighters rescue man trapped in a lift for five hours during Spain’s historic blackout

A MAN was rescued after spending five terrifying hours trapped in an elevator during Monday’s unprecedented blackout that left large parts of Spain and Portugal

29 Apr, 2025 @ 13:03

Lead·National News·Video

Orca in entangled fishing gear successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar as whale season ramps up

A VULNERABLE orca caught in discarded fishing gear has been successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar, following a high-stakes rescue mission by Spanish authorities

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:28

Animals·Environment·Lead·Nature

Watch: Spain’s Guardia Civil rescue people and their pets from flooded homes in Malaga

THESE are the moments when the Guardia Civil was called into action to save people and pets during devastating floods in Malaga this week. Residents

19 Mar, 2025 @ 13:33

Lead·Video·Weather

Watch: Evacuations in Spain’s Andalucia due to Storm Laurence as rivers overflow amid severe rainfall

FIREFIGHTERS have evacuated locals and animals from their homes in Andalucia following a surge in river flows amid the ongoing Storm Laurence. This morning,

17 Mar, 2025 @ 15:02

Huelva·Lead·Weather

Watch: Weather chaos in Cadiz sees 40 people trapped in cars while Jerez racing circuit ‘is underwater’

THIS is the moment Cadiz firefighters rescued 40 people from 20 vehicles after they became trapped on the motorway. Heavy rains over the weekend and

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:43

Cadiz·Lead·Video·Weather

Watch: Hair-raising moment French climber is rescued by helicopter from side of 100m cliff in Spain – as locals praise ‘brave’ mission

THIS is the dramatic moment a French climber was rescued from the side of a 100m cliff in Spain. The 29-year-old had come into trouble

21 Oct, 2024 @ 13:37

Lead·National News·Video

Lifeboat in port in Gran Canaria after migrant rescue Cordon press

At least nine killed and 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Spain’s Canary Islands

AT least nine would-be migrants were left dead in the early hours of Saturday morning after their boat capsized during an attempted rescue off the

29 Sep, 2024 @ 11:58

Canary Islands·Lead

Who was Archibald Dickinson? The British hero who defied orders to rescue fleeing families from Alicante port at the end of Spain’s brutal civil war

IN the Alicante Marina lies a metal bust of a solemn-faced man in a sailor’s hat. His eyes gaze placidly ahead, concealing the nearly forgotten

4 May, 2024 @ 08:06

Alicante·EXPLAINER·Lead

PURRRRING CAR: Kitten rescued by police in Spain’s police after being stuck inside car engine for hours

PURRRRING CAR: Kitten rescued by police in Spain’s Torremolinos after being stuck inside car engine for hours

A KITTEN has been rescued unscathed by local police officers in Torremolinos after being trapped for hours in a car engine in the unrelenting heat.

10 Jul, 2023 @ 09:00

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Lost ‘Galician penguin’ rescued by beachgoers in Spain’ Torremolinos

A PENGUIN has made an epic detour and ended up on a beach in the tourist hotspot town of Torremolinos. Penguins are an unusual sight

6 Jul, 2023 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Summer fires reactivate hedgehog rescue unit in Spain’s Doñana

THE first summer wildfires to have razed parts of Doñana have prompted a hedgehog rescue operation to be put in place. Wildfires take a devastating

3 Jul, 2023 @ 10:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Aerial Photo Distant View Charming Mijas Pueblo, Typical Andalus

13 tourists rescued in Spain’s Mijas after becoming trapped in overcrowded lift

THIRTEEN tourists have been rescued by the emergency services after they became trapped in a panoramic lift in Mijas. The incident occurred last Sunday, June

27 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

VIDEO: Young British tourist rescued from underground rubbish bin

A VIDEO of the young British tourist who was rescued by firefighters after plummeting into an underground rubbish bin on the Costa del Sol has

11 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Two rescued owls returned to the wild on World Environment Day in Spain’s Malaga

THE JUNTA has released two rescued owls in the natural park Los Montes de Malaga to coincide with World Environment Day, yesterday, June 5. Both

6 Jun, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Weakened griffon vulture rescued in Spain’s Almeria

THE bird of prey, which had been spotted flying over different buildings in the centre of Almeria for the last two days, was successfully rescued

4 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Almeria·Environment·Lead

Firemen from Spain rescue woman, 50, who had spent 144 hours buried under rubble after Turkey earthquake

A TEAM of firemen from the Madrid region has taken part in the successful rescue of a 50-year-old woman who spent 144 hours buried under

13 Feb, 2023 @ 13:35

Lead·National News

WATCH: Team of Valencia firefighters pull survivors from rubble of Turkey earthquake

After a catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, whole neighbourhoods full of people in their homes

11 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Valencia

Firefighters in Spain’s Malaga called out to rescue horse in dire straits

MALAGA firefighters of the Provincial Fire Brigade Consortium (CPB) have successfully rescued a trapped horse. The incident occurred yesterday, Sunday January 22, when fire crews

23 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Man falls 200 metres to his death in Spain’s Sierra Nevada

MOUNTAIN rescue teams have recovered the body of a man who fell 200 metres to his death whilst hiking in Granada’s Sierra Nevada. The tragic

17 Jan, 2023 @ 09:15

Granada·Lead·Sport

Guacin Zipline Rescue Diputacion De Malaga

WATCH: Firefighters rescue woman from zipline after she got stuck 40 metres in the air in Andalucia’s Gaucin

THIS footage shows the spectacular rescue of a hiker who had got stuck on a zipline in Gaucin. Malaga province firefighters from Manilva and Algatocin

28 Dec, 2022 @ 12:06

Andalucia·Lead

WATCH: Police in Spain’s Malaga rescue a weakened griffon vulture

POLICE have successfully rescued a huge Griffon vulture which was spotted in Malaga last week. Officers from the specialist nature conservation group of the Malaga

16 Nov, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga