Spain announces huge new aid package for flood-ravaged Valencia
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday announced €2.3 billion in extra aid to reconstruct flood-hit areas of Valencia province. Speaking to Congress, Sanchez also blamed
How a baby girl was rescued from inside a suitcase during deadly Valencia floods: Family members recall their narrow escape from death
THE story of baby Aurora’s survival when the floods struck Paiporta on October 29 has been held up as a great example of community cooperation
Red alert for DANA extreme weather is downgraded to orange in Valencia area
SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has downgraded its red alert of extreme weather to orange for Valencia province. On Thursday, an accumulated 40 litres of rain
High Commissioner will ‘fast-track’ flood area rebuilding as minister says Valencia president was too slow to respond in early hours of disaster
THE national government will appoint a High Commissioner to oversee reconstruction work in DANA-hit Valencia province. The announcement was made in Congress on Wednesday by
Valencia bans all non-essential car journeys from 6pm TONIGHT amid fears of yet more DANA floods
A BAN on non-essential car journeys will be imposed from 6pm on Wednesday in 20 Valencia province municipalities. The restriction will operate for 24 hours
Man who confronted the King of Spain over flood disaster mismanagement defends his ‘frustration’ during ‘intense morning’
A YOUNG Valenciano who berated the King of Spain amid chaotic scenes in the ground zero town of last week’s deadly floods has denied that
Deadly DANA storm in Spain this week to be the ‘most expensive’ in history
BESIDES the cost in human lives and the massive disruption caused, this week’s DANA in Valencia province will be the most expensive natural disaster in
Shoplifting surges in Spain’s flood disaster zones: Police make 60 arrests including children
THE Policia Nacional has arrested 60 people- including several children- for looting shops in flood-affected areas of Valencia province. The police said that officers had
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez visits Valencia to pay his respects to the deceased and assess the damage following ‘historic’ deadly floods
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has appealed to Valencia and Castellon province residents to stay at home, as more heavy rain was forecast for Thursday. On
Valencia flood victims to receive €250m in financial aid to help recover from disaster
THE Valencian Government has announced a first package of financial aid totalling €250 million to help victims of this week’s flood disaster that has claimed
Fears of further destruction in Spain’s Valencia as major dam at risk of breaking
AN EMERGENCY alert has been issued over a possible rupture the Cirat-Vallat dam in Castellon province due to high water levels caused by this week’s
Valencia flood disaster latest: Death toll of 51 is feared to rise as deluge continues today and many remain missing – while travel chaos ensues
AT LEAST 51 people have died as a result of Tuesday’s flash floods in Valencia province. Valencian president Carlos Mazon, said it was ‘impossible’ to
Weather mayhem in Spain’s Valencia: Trains are cancelled while roads and ports are closed as DANA knocks down trees and causes flooding
THE VALENCIA area woke up on Tuesday morning to the effects of the DANA storm with roads closed, flooded rail lines, and two ports shut.
Three dead and four injured after truck ploughs into vehicles on a field in Spain’s Valencia
A TRUCK with a suspected faulty handbrake rolled down a hill and killed three farm workers and injured four others. The accident happened on Monday
‘I’m a tourist too!’: Major holiday hotspot in Spain launches campaign to counter ‘anti-tourism’ movement
A NEW Valencia region campaign is promoting a better understanding between tourists and residents in the wake of ‘anti-tourism’ protests in Spain this year. The
British cyclist dies after colliding with a car in Spain’s Valencia
A BRITISH expat died on Sunday after being involved in a road accident in Valencia province. The 66-year-old man- named by a close friend as
Wanted British ‘narco’, 50, is found hiding among expat community under a fake identity in Spain’s Valencia
A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia province. The 50-year-old man lived under a false identity
Arrests made after €100,000 ‘narco boat’ owned by major international drug trafficking gang ran adrift onto beach on Spain’s Valencia coast
TWO people have been arrested in Gandia after a narco-boat worth over €100,000 was discovered stranded adrift last year at L’Ahuir beach between Xeraco and
Ornamental bronze sculptures worth €300,000 stolen from fountain and sold to scrapyards in Valencia area
THREE people have been arrested for stealing bronze statues worth nearly €300,000 from a fountain in the Valencian town of Albalat de la Ribera. The
Storm and hail warnings across Spain’s Valencia region as a so-called ‘DANA’ rolls in
STORMS and hail arrived in parts of the Valencian Community on Tuesday with an orange warning activated by state forecaster Aemet for heavy rain in
Cause of death revealed for last suspected victim of infamous serial killer in Spain
THE last alleged victim of convicted serial killer Jurado Montilla died from a severe blow to her head. Ester Estepa from Sevilla went missing last
Gang arrested after stealing €1.5m of mobile phones in Valencia delivery van heist
A VALENCIA gang that held up a van at gunpoint and stole mobile phones worth €1.5 million has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Four
Horrific treatment of bull during a fiesta in Spain after its horn is ripped off and blood gushes out into public street
AN ANIMAL welfare group has condemned a Valencia area fiesta after a bull was tied to a rope which broke one of its horns with
Useless thieves who robbed a hotel in Spain are arrested after their getaway vehicle gets stuck in a sand dune
VALENCIA Policia Local officers rushed to help a car trapped in a sand dune on Playa El Saler, and discovered two thieves inside who had
Body of missing woman found near Spain’s Costa Blanca could be SIXTH victim of notorious serial killer who murdered British and German tourists
THE body of 42-year-old Ester Estepa- missing since last August- has been discovered in Gandia, with serial killer Jose Jurado Montilla being probed over her
Fake clergyman cons thousands of euros out of parish priests on Spain’s Costa Blanca with sob story of dying father and inheritance
A BOGUS priest has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after conning over €15,000 out of two clergymen in Alicante province. He was detained in