https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A weekend of torrential rain across southern Spain caused the worst flooding in thirty years and claimed the lives of two people. https://www.thelocal.es/20161205/two-drowned-in-flash-floods-after-torrential-rain-its-southern-spain Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:18:43 +0100 two-drowned-in-flash-floods-after-torrential-rain-its-southern-spain A 20-year-old woman drowned in Sant Llorenç d'Hortons, a village 45 km inland from Barcelona, when she was swept away in a flash flood after GPS system directed her to cross the riverbed. https://www.thelocal.es/20161129/woman-drowns-in-flash-flood-after-gps-error Tue, 29 Nov 2016 11:31:47 +0100 woman-drowns-in-flash-flood-after-gps-error A pilot scheme in Spanish resorts will see drone lifeguards patrolling beaches and going to the aid of stricken bathers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150717/drone-lifeguards-patrol-spanish-beaches Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:54:02 +0200 drone-lifeguards-patrol-spanish-beaches Eighty percent of drowning victims in Spain are male, with the biggest risk to men aged over sixty, a new report shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20150611/more-than-400-die-annually-spain-of-drowning Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:04:57 +0200 more-than-400-die-annually-spain-of-drowning The Turkish teacher who drowned trying to save the lives of his deaf students off a Marbella beach on Monday was due to marry later this year, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.es/20150413/tragedy-in-marbella-three-tourists-drown Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:53:47 +0200 tragedy-in-marbella-three-tourists-drown A French man and his young daughter drowned after being struck by a giant wave in Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131227/spain-braces-for-traffic Fri, 27 Dec 2013 11:19:00 +0100 spain-braces-for-traffic