Tag: rescue
Costa Blanca people power prevents puppies perishing
HALF the dogs threatened with an ‘unknown future’ from the closure of a Costa Blanca refuge, have been re-homed after an Olive Press campaign.
It...
Hero teen praised by Government after diving into sea to rescue sunfish stranded off Gibraltar
“He can be well proud, as I am of him and of all the youth who are so committed to the wellbeing of the environment and of the planet”
Police in Spain SLAM selfie-taking millennials after rescuing them from 20-metre high ‘suicide’ cliff edge
The operation reportedly lasted several minutes, before cops explained to the young daredevils why their actions were dangerous
Spain rescues some 200 migrants off the Andalucia coast
This has brought the total number of people rescued in the Western Mediterranean to nearly 400 in just the last week
Spain sends in navy to save hundreds of migrants trapped aboard rescue ship ‘Open Arms’
Conditions aboard the vessel have been worsening and several migrants have jumped overboard
Babies among hundreds stranded on rescue ship as Amnesty International calls on Spain to intervene
A week after they were rescued from the Mediterranean, the 121 people, including 30 children and two babies remain aboard the overcrowded vessel
Boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko rescued at sea after yacht fire off Spain’s Mallorca
A FORMER world heavyweight champion has been rescued off the coast of Spain after a fire broke out on the luxury yacht he was...
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
Rescue operation under way as cargo ship catches fire off Spain’s Mallorca
It is not yet clear what has caused the fire
WATCH: Policeman in Spain saves blind woman from oncoming tram
CCTV footage captured the officer running towards the disoriented woman as a tram turned the corner, driving straight at her
Spanish fireman who saved thousands of migrants faces human trafficking charge
Miguel Roldan has been accused of aiding illegal immigration and conspiring with human traffickers
DEATH CHEAT: 79-year-old in Gibraltar swims to shore after boat capsizes in dramatic survival feat
Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service treated the ‘shaken’ Gibraltarian, before he was transferred to St Bernard’s Hospital for medical attention
Spain reaches new migrant rescue deal with Morocco
New plan agreed as the Government of Pedro Sanchez looks to halve the number of illegal migrants, after 2018 saw a record 62,000 arrivals
Body found in underwater search of plane wreckage for missing Premier League star Emiliano Sala
Sala, the 28-year-old Argentine, who began his career in Spain had joined Cardiff City in a record transfer of €17m
Thousands more illegal wells like one little Julen died in scattered across Malaga, experts warn
Environmental group Ecologistas en Acción, estimate that 60% of Malaga wells are dug illegally
More frustrating setbacks in rescue of little Julen, 2, as desperate mission reaches NINTH day in Malaga
Engineers had expected to reach the toddler today but are now unable to predict a time frame, having discovered that tubes needed to safely clad the well do not fit
HUGE drill scrambled from Madrid motorway to save little Julen trapped in well in Spain for over 100 hours
Efforts to save the Malaga tot, who has spent over 100 hours trapped, now focus on two tunnels
Tunnels now being drilled to save little Julen trapped in well but rain forecasts could complicate rescue
RESCUE teams have now begun drilling two tunnels in the efforts to reach two-year-old Julen who is stuck in a 107-metre deep well in...
British woman suffers brain damage and skull fractures after 25-metre cliff plunge in Mallorca on New Year’s Day
A BRITISH woman has suffered brain damage and skull fractures after falling 25m from a Mallorca cliff at around 3:00am on New Year's Day.
The...
60 tourists and residents rescued from roofs and vehicles in Mallorca as island battered again by flash floods
SOME 60 residents and tourists have been rescued from their cars and roofs from flash floods tearing through Mallorca today.
It comes just a week...
WATCH: Dog reunited with owner after being rescued from ninth floor of smoke-filled apartment block on Costa del Sol
The scared pooch had ran off and hid while firefighters rescued his owners by crane from the apartment block
WATCH: Dramatic moment British tourist airlifted from cruise ship by helicopter off coast of Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezUbVUZKSA
THIS is the moment a sick British tourist was airlifted from a P&O cruise ship 130 miles from the Spanish coast.
The Maritime Safety and...
Starving and beaten horse rescued from violent thugs in southern Spain
The mare named Beauty was found with 'horrendous' scars and a deformed spine in the Costa Blanca
WATCH: Terrifying moment woman in Andalucia rescued from beam over busy highway
THIS is the dramatic moment firefighters risk their lives to rescue a woman perched precariously on a steel girder above a busy road in...
Three dead and 39 rescued after boat capsizes off coast of Spain
A total of 39 migrants are said to have been rescued after a dinghy collapsed between Spain and Melilla. Sadly, three including a young girl, have died.
WATCH: Firefighters in Alicante rescue 5-year-old girl dangling from seventh floor window
The child had been left alone asleep in the apartment
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Revamp for castle in Spain’s Marbella
MARBELLA castle is to be restored to the tune of half a million euros, Marbella council has announced.
The building is classified as a place...
