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 Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered the Spain's deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit the Valencia region in 2024, a new study showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260218/climate-change-turbocharged-spains-valencia-floods-study Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:39:15 +0100 climate-change-turbocharged-spains-valencia-floods-study Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday warned that Spain must adapt to "a completely new climate reality" following deadly floods that forced thousands to flee their homes. https://www.thelocal.es/20260209/pm-says-spain-must-adapt-to-new-climate-reality-amid-floods Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:04:10 +0100 pm-says-spain-must-adapt-to-new-climate-reality-amid-floods Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pleaded for caution from flood-hit residents as more heavy rainfall this weekend is expected to drench parts of the Iberian Peninsula already saturated by a deadly storm. https://www.thelocal.es/20260206/spains-pm-due-to-visit-flood-zone-as-rain-relents Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:03:25 +0100 spains-pm-due-to-visit-flood-zone-as-rain-relents Valencian regional president Carlos Mazón on Monday announced his resignation following a year of protests over his handling of the flood disaster which killed 229 people in October 2024. https://www.thelocal.es/20251103/breaking-leader-of-flood-hit-valencia-resigns Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:49:39 +0100 breaking-leader-of-flood-hit-valencia-resigns On the anniversary of the devastating Valencia floods, the southern Spanish provinces of Seville and Huelva were hit with torrential rain and winds that flooded city streets and caused the cancellation of hundreds of inter-regional trains. https://www.thelocal.es/20251030/watch-spains-seville-and-huelva-hit-by-torrential-rain-and-flooding Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:30:52 +0100 watch-spains-seville-and-huelva-hit-by-torrential-rain-and-flooding The heavily criticised leader of Spain's flood-hit Valencia region was heckled at a state memorial service Wednesday on the first anniversary of the country's deadliest natural disaster in a generation. https://www.thelocal.es/20251030/valencia-leader-called-murderer-at-flood-memorial-in-spain Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:40:43 +0100 valencia-leader-called-murderer-at-flood-memorial-in-spain One year after historic floods killed 229 people in Valencia, the Spanish region's leader Carlos Mazón has faced mounting criticism over his whereabouts during the disaster, snubbing 12 mass protests which have called for him to resign. https://www.thelocal.es/20251029/why-has-valencias-president-not-resigned-since-deadly-floods Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:15:55 +0100 why-has-valencias-president-not-resigned-since-deadly-floods Grieving relatives will join political leaders Wednesday for a state memorial service in Spain for the more than 230 victims of last year's floods on the anniversary of the disaster. https://www.thelocal.es/20251029/spain-to-hold-memorial-on-first-anniversary-of-deadly-floods Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:09:06 +0100 spain-to-hold-memorial-on-first-anniversary-of-deadly-floods A year on from the destructive and deadly floods that hit Valencia, a new study has found that more than 4,000 key buildings are still at risk of being destroyed if a similar storm were to hit Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20251028/schools-hospitals-and-chemical-plants-the-infrastructure-at-risk-of-floods-in-spain Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:36:17 +0100 schools-hospitals-and-chemical-plants-the-infrastructure-at-risk-of-floods-in-spain Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain's eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of floods that killed 229 people, and to denounce the handling of the disaster. https://www.thelocal.es/20251026/tens-of-thousands-protest-on-anniversary-of-deadly-spain-flood Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:23:01 +0100 tens-of-thousands-protest-on-anniversary-of-deadly-spain-flood Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain. But thanks to a university-led initiative, many of these memories have been rescued from ruin. https://www.thelocal.es/20251022/i-cried-a-lot-the-fight-to-save-family-photos-after-spains-deadly-floods Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:33:06 +0200 i-cried-a-lot-the-fight-to-save-family-photos-after-spains-deadly-floods When the first autumn rains fell this year, Toni García drew the curtains. Rain is a painful reminder of last year's devastating floods that killed more than 200 people in Spain, including her husband and only daughter. https://www.thelocal.es/20251020/hard-to-move-on-spains-flood-survivors-rebuild-and-remember-one-year-on Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:46:05 +0200 hard-to-move-on-spains-flood-survivors-rebuild-and-remember-one-year-on Spain's national weather agency on Monday downgraded its rain alert for northeastern Catalonia following torrential rain that left 18 people injured, including one seriously, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20251012/spain-back-on-flood-alert-as-torrential-rains-strike Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:25:44 +0200 spain-back-on-flood-alert-as-torrential-rains-strike The DANA phenomenon first became well known in Spain after the deadly Valencia floods. A year on, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands have also been hit by torrential rain and flooding. But what exactly is a DANA, how is it different from a storm and are they becoming more common? https://www.thelocal.es/20241105/what-exactly-is-spains-dana-weather-phenomenon Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:11:23 +0100 what-exactly-is-spains-dana-weather-phenomenon Flooding wreaked transport havoc on the popular Spanish holiday island of Ibiza for the second time in two weeks on Saturday as more torrential rain lashed the country's Mediterranean region. https://www.thelocal.es/20251012/fresh-flooding-disrupts-air-road-travel-on-spains-ibiza Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:04:29 +0200 fresh-flooding-disrupts-air-road-travel-on-spains-ibiza Southeastern Spain on Friday experienced its second day of torrential rain which already led to floods in Alicante and Murcia on Thursday, causing evacuations, road closures, and communication problems. https://www.thelocal.es/20251010/video-storm-alice-floods-spains-alicante-and-murcia Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:41:03 +0200 video-storm-alice-floods-spains-alicante-and-murcia Spain's Mediterranean holiday islands of Ibiza and Formentera emerged relatively unscathed from torrential rainfall on Tuesday that triggered floods and prompted the closure of beaches and schools. https://www.thelocal.es/20251001/in-pics-beaches-shut-on-spains-ibiza-as-downpours-spark-floods Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:21:02 +0200 in-pics-beaches-shut-on-spains-ibiza-as-downpours-spark-floods Spain's traumatised Valencia province on Monday suffered another night of torrential rain that sparked fears of a repeat of last year's deadly floods. Its weather alert has been downgraded to orange on Tuesday as the storm moves to the Balearics and Alicante. https://www.thelocal.es/20250930/spains-valencia-flooded-after-second-night-of-torrential-rain Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:57:35 +0200 spains-valencia-flooded-after-second-night-of-torrential-rain Two people were missing in Catalonia Saturday night after much of the region in northeast Spain was hit by torrential rains, officials said, briefly forcing the suspension of rail services there. https://www.thelocal.es/20250713/two-missing-as-heavy-rains-hit-spains-catalonia Sun, 13 Jul 2025 09:39:49 +0200 two-missing-as-heavy-rains-hit-spains-catalonia Pro-Russian activists sought to portray Spain as "engulfed in chaos" following deadly floods last year, according to a report by the country's national security department released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20250523/pro-russian-groups-spread-fake-news-about-spains-floods Fri, 23 May 2025 10:10:05 +0200 pro-russian-groups-spread-fake-news-about-spains-floods