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 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 Torrential rain which started drenching Spain at the weekend has caused major problems in the south-east of the country, with rivers bursting their banks and roads closed to traffic. https://www.thelocal.es/20161219/emergency-measures-in-place-as-torrential-rain-makes-spanish-rivers-overflow Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:26:27 +0100 emergency-measures-in-place-as-torrential-rain-makes-spanish-rivers-overflow Much of southern Spain is on flood alert as storms are expected to continue until the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20160510/southern-spain-faces-flooding-as-stormy-weather-continues Tue, 10 May 2016 13:06:14 +0200 southern-spain-faces-flooding-as-stormy-weather-continues Spain's national weather agency has confirmed it probably won't be a sunny Semana Santa. https://www.thelocal.es/20160315/spain-set-for-a-soggy-start-to-easter-week Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:01:08 +0100 spain-set-for-a-soggy-start-to-easter-week Most of Spain still faced freezing temperatures on Thursday, but weather officials predict the weekend will bring some relief. https://www.thelocal.es/20160218/in-pics-snow-and-icy-winds-continue-to-sweep-spain Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:18:41 +0100 in-pics-snow-and-icy-winds-continue-to-sweep-spain Extreme wind, rain and snow across the country killed one toddler and left several other people injured at the weekend. But more bad weather is set to come. https://www.thelocal.es/20160215/big-freeze-severe-storms-sweep-across-spain Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:42:43 +0100 big-freeze-severe-storms-sweep-across-spain Severe weather warnings have been issued across the Canary Islands this weekend as torrential rain brings chaos and forced the closure of schools. https://www.thelocal.es/20151023/heading-to-the-canary-islands-then-pack-your-wellies Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:12:25 +0200 heading-to-the-canary-islands-then-pack-your-wellies UPDATED: Torrential rain caused massive flooding, closed roads and washed away vehicles across Spain's southern coast region and claimed the lives of four people in Andalusia. https://www.thelocal.es/20150907/alert-as-southern-spain-battles-severe-flooding Mon, 07 Sep 2015 15:03:26 +0200 alert-as-southern-spain-battles-severe-flooding Much of Spain was on high alert on Thursday as parts of the country were battered by high winds, heavy rains and rising rivers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150226/the-rain-in-spain-falls-mainlyeverywhere Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:53:00 +0100 the-rain-in-spain-falls-mainlyeverywhere Cold weather is set to sweep across Spain and continue over the weekend and into next week. https://www.thelocal.es/20150204/wrap-up-warm-cold-front-hits-spain Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:15:00 +0100 wrap-up-warm-cold-front-hits-spain Two people have died and many have been injured as Spain battled a weekend of stormy weather, and the worst might not be over as parts of the country remain on high alert for avalanches and snow. https://www.thelocal.es/20150202/two-dead-as-storms-batter-spain Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:16:00 +0100 two-dead-as-storms-batter-spain Several towns in northern Spain have had rainfall almost every single day of 2014, making it the wettest start to a year since 1969. https://www.thelocal.es/20140211/2014-the-year-of-incessant-rain-in-spain Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:02:00 +0100 2014-the-year-of-incessant-rain-in-spain French weather channel Meteo has forecast that this summer will be the worst on record in Western Europe since 1816 – known by meteorological experts as “the year without summer”. https://www.thelocal.es/20130527/spain-braces-itself-for-summer-that-never-was Mon, 27 May 2013 15:06:00 +0200 spain-braces-itself-for-summer-that-never-was