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 Spain grieved on Saturday after a toddler who fell down a well was found dead in a tragic end to an intense 13-day rescue operation fraught with danger and setbacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20190126/spain-grieves-after-two-year-old-julen-found-dead Sat, 26 Jan 2019 15:09:21 +0100 spain-grieves-after-two-year-old-julen-found-dead Hopes that two-year-old Julen Rosello would be found alive after 12 days trapped in a borehole deep underground ended early on Saturday when Spanish miners reached his lifeless body. https://www.thelocal.es/20190126/discovery-of-julens-lifeless-body-brings-tragic-end-to-rescue-mission Sat, 26 Jan 2019 09:45:03 +0100 discovery-of-julens-lifeless-body-brings-tragic-end-to-rescue-mission A team of miners worked through the night in southern Spain in a bid to reach two-year-old Julen who has been trapped in a deep borehole for 12 days. But their progress has been hampered. https://www.thelocal.es/20190125/update-miners-work-all-night-to-reach-boy-in-borehole Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:13:49 +0100 update-miners-work-all-night-to-reach-boy-in-borehole The story of a toddler trapped in a borehole and the race-against-time to rescue him has gripped Spain provoking a public outpouring of hope and prayers for Julen, which has been expressed in art form. https://www.thelocal.es/20190124/how-artists-reacted-to-julen-rescue-mission Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:49:24 +0100 how-artists-reacted-to-julen-rescue-mission Diggers trying to reach a two-year-old boy who fell into a deep well in southern Spain a week ago saw their progress slowed by harder rock on Sunday, though experts held out hope he could still be alive. https://www.thelocal.es/20190120/spanish-diggers-struggle-to-reach-toddler-who-fell-in-well Sun, 20 Jan 2019 19:02:17 +0100 spanish-diggers-struggle-to-reach-toddler-who-fell-in-well Engineers began drilling a tunnel Saturday to find a two-year-old boy who fell into a well in southern Spain a week ago, joining hundreds of rescue workers already at the scene. https://www.thelocal.es/20190119/spanish-rescuers-drilling-tunnel-to-search-for-toddler-in-well Sat, 19 Jan 2019 19:41:15 +0100 spanish-rescuers-drilling-tunnel-to-search-for-toddler-in-well Rescue workers racing against the clock to dig out the toddler who fell down a borehole last Sunday believe he could be trapped in an air pocket. https://www.thelocal.es/20190118/rescue-efforts-continue-against-the-clock-in-hope-that Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:30:53 +0100 rescue-efforts-continue-against-the-clock-in-hope-that The search for a toddler who fell down a well in southern Spain in a tragedy that has gripped the country entered its fifth day Thursday, with hopes dwindling he would be found alive. https://www.thelocal.es/20190117/desperate-rescue-mission-for-trapped-toddler-enters-fifth-day Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:45:18 +0100 desperate-rescue-mission-for-trapped-toddler-enters-fifth-day Rescuers racing to save a two-year-old boy who fell down a well in southern Spain have found several strands of his hair, authorities said Wednesday, raising hopes of finding the toddler whose fate has gripped the nation for days. https://www.thelocal.es/20190116/hair-found-in-search-for-toddler-trapped-in-well Wed, 16 Jan 2019 16:35:14 +0100 hair-found-in-search-for-toddler-trapped-in-well Emergency services have mounted a rescue mission to try and save a two-year-old boy who fell down a 100 meter deep well during a family outing to the countryside near Malaga. https://www.thelocal.es/20190114/desperate-rescue-mission-for-toddler-trapped-in-malaga-well Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:45:59 +0100 desperate-rescue-mission-for-toddler-trapped-in-malaga-well