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 heavy storm in the northern Spanish city of Zaragoza on Thursday transformed the Aragonese capital into a river in a matter of minutes, with cars dragged downstream like boats and neighbourhoods flooded.  https://www.thelocal.es/20230707/video-ten-minute-flash-flood-wreaks-havoc-in-spains-zaragoza Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:53:12 +0200 video-ten-minute-flash-flood-wreaks-havoc-in-spains-zaragoza The storm that has left scenes of devastation in its wake is moving north into France but not before causing havoc in Spain’s northeastern corner. https://www.thelocal.es/20200123/storm-gloria-11-dead-and-five-missing-as-flooding-worsens-in-spain Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:02:59 +0100 storm-gloria-11-dead-and-five-missing-as-flooding-worsens-in-spain Torrential rain across Almeria and Murcia caused flooding and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes overnight. The whole of Spain’s southern Mediterranean coast from Malaga to Valencia were affected by the downpours. https://www.thelocal.es/20191203/in-pics-homes-evacuated-and-roads-closed-as-southeastern-spain-suffers-flashfloods Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:12:54 +0100 in-pics-homes-evacuated-and-roads-closed-as-southeastern-spain-suffers-flashfloods Rescuers on Tuesday found the body of a man swept away last week by flash floods in Catalonia, purportedly while inside a mobile home, raising to four the number of people who died when storms lashed northeastern Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20191030/death-toll-rises-to-four-from-spain-flash-flooding-and-three-still-missing Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:43:23 +0100 death-toll-rises-to-four-from-spain-flash-flooding-and-three-still-missing Spain’s meteorological agency has issued alerts on Monday warning of torrential rain on the eastern Mediterranean coast and in the Balearic Islands. https://www.thelocal.es/20191021/gota-fra-spain-on-flood-alert-as-temperatures-plummet-and-storms-forecast Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:16:19 +0200 gota-fra-spain-on-flood-alert-as-temperatures-plummet-and-storms-forecast Thousands of dead fish have washed up on beaches in southern Spain in the aftermath of the recent Gota Fria floods https://www.thelocal.es/20191018/spain-mar-menor-dead-fish-environmental-floods Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:51:01 +0200 spain-mar-menor-dead-fish-environmental-floods Residents in the Vega Baja area of Alicante who were most affected by floods in the worst storms to hit the region in 140 years can now make a claim for emergency funding. https://www.thelocal.es/20190925/how-to-make-a-claim-for-emergency-funds-if-you-were-affected-by-vega-baja-floods Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:27:26 +0200 how-to-make-a-claim-for-emergency-funds-if-you-were-affected-by-vega-baja-floods Spain’s weather agency has issued alerts in 28 provinces across Spain with storms bringing high winds, torrential rain and even hailstones over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20190920/wet-and-windy-weekend-weather-warnings-issued-across-much-of-spain Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:17:56 +0200 wet-and-windy-weekend-weather-warnings-issued-across-much-of-spain Storms bringing torrential rain and potential flash floods are set to return to Spain after a three day reprieve. https://www.thelocal.es/20190919/storms-return-to-spain-with-flood-warnings-in-19-provinces Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:45:52 +0200 storms-return-to-spain-with-flood-warnings-in-19-provinces Police have recovered the body of a 66-year-old Dutchman missing since being swept away by flashfloods in the Alicante region on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190917/flood-death-toll-rises-to-seven-as-body-of-missing-dutchman-found-in-san-fulgencio Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:22:19 +0200 flood-death-toll-rises-to-seven-as-body-of-missing-dutchman-found-in-san-fulgencio Satellite images reveal the extent of damage done to much of Spain’s southeastern regions, with Alicante and Murcia bearing the brunt of the storms. https://www.thelocal.es/20190916/maps-how-the-worst-storms-in-spain-in-140-years-have-flooded-the-land Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:25:43 +0200 maps-how-the-worst-storms-in-spain-in-140-years-have-flooded-the-land Rescuers were on Monday searching for a Dutch national reported missing in the town of Dolores in Alicante province, police said. Spain's worst storms in 140 years have so far claimed six lives. https://www.thelocal.es/20190916/dutch-national-missing-in-spains-flooded-alicante Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:29:22 +0200 dutch-national-missing-in-spains-flooded-alicante Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday visited the country's flood-stricken southeastern regions as the death toll rose to six and train and air services were disrupted for a third day. https://www.thelocal.es/20190914/flood Sat, 14 Sep 2019 20:00:43 +0200 flood The tennis superstar is already a confirmed hero on his native Mallorca after pulling on Wellington boots and joining the clear-up operation in the days after Sant Llorenç was devastated by floods. https://www.thelocal.es/20181220/rafa-nadal-donates-1million-to-help-victims-of-mallorca-floods Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:21:00 +0100 rafa-nadal-donates-1million-to-help-victims-of-mallorca-floods After a fortnight marked by torrential rain and flash flooding in parts of Spain, more severe weather is on the way. https://www.thelocal.es/20181024/winter-is-coming-artic-blast-sweeps-across-peninsula-this-weekend-bringing-snow Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:49:45 +0200 winter-is-coming-artic-blast-sweeps-across-peninsula-this-weekend-bringing-snow Authorities and residents in the Malaga province were facing a huge clean up operation on Monday after torrential rain over the weekend caused the worst flooding in decades. https://www.thelocal.es/20181022/in-pics-firefighter-dead-ancient-baths-destroyed-homes-flooded-as-southern-spain-hit-by-worst-floods-in-living-memory Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:16:14 +0200 in-pics-firefighter-dead-ancient-baths-destroyed-homes-flooded-as-southern-spain-hit-by-worst-floods-in-living-memory Much of Spain will experience extreme weather conditions, including storms bringing torrential rain, as the mercury plummets with the arrival of a polar front. https://www.thelocal.es/20181018/spain-on-extreme-weather-alert-as-temperature-set-to-plummet Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:45:42 +0200 spain-on-extreme-weather-alert-as-temperature-set-to-plummet The lifeless body of a young boy missing since the floods hit Mallorca eight days ago has been discovered, bringing the death toll to 13. https://www.thelocal.es/20181017/body-o-young-boy-brings-death-toll-of-mallorca-floods-to-13 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:32:06 +0200 body-o-young-boy-brings-death-toll-of-mallorca-floods-to-13 Roger Federer hailed old rival Rafael Nadal as "super-inspiring" after the world number one joined in the clean-up operation after flash floods killed 12 people on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca. https://www.thelocal.es/20181012/federer-hails-super-inspiring-nadal-for-majorca-flood-help Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:55:01 +0200 federer-hails-super-inspiring-nadal-for-majorca-flood-help The death toll in flash floods that hit Spain's holiday island of Majorca rose to 12 on Thursday after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered, "possibly" those of two missing Germans, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20181011/death-toll-in-mallorca-floods-rises-to-12-with-discovery-of-two-more-bodies Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:43:24 +0200 death-toll-in-mallorca-floods-rises-to-12-with-discovery-of-two-more-bodies