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Benahavis wildfire under control as residents return home

Benahavis Wildfire Under Control As Residents Return Home

Wildfire Benahavis is under control, and residents are returning home. Plan INFOCA declared the fire to be “controlled” by Plan INFOCA and that all residents had returned home. Residents return home after Benahavis fire is under control Wildfires near Benahavis have been brought under control thanks to emergency services. Allowing residents who were evacuated to return home, and lifting the strict …

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Electric Scooter Riders in Spain Warned of €1,220 Fines and Accident Compensation Claims of Up to €500,000

Electric scooter riders in Spain warned of €1,220 fines and €500,000 accident bills

Most of Spain’s e-scooters nonetheless aren’t registered, and OCU warns the hole is costing riders dearly. Credit score: Victor Sanchez G / Shutterstock It prices simply €8.67 to register a scooter with the DGT. OCU’s client watchdog warns that skipping it could possibly find yourself costing way more: fines topping €1,220, a scooter towed (most certainly carried) to the pound, …

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WATCH: Torrential storms batter jap Spain – Airports divert flights and trains and roads are lower off in Barcelona and Valencia

WATCH: Torrential storms batter eastern Spain – Airports divert flights and trains and roads are cut off in Barcelona and Valencia

TORRENTIAL storms have battered Spain’s jap shoreline, diverting flights, flooding roads and severing rail networks throughout the area. Manises airport in Valencia was compelled to divert 12 flights after its

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Petrol just broke €2 a litre in Spain, and 11 straight weeks of rises say it won’t stop there

Some forecourts are now charging more than €100 to fill a family car, and the €2-a-litre mark has already been broken at pumps nationwide. With a government discount about to disappear at the end of the month, drivers have little reason to think this is the last increase.  More than 150 stations in Aragón alone are already above €2 Across …

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Gang violence spills onto Malaga streets again as woman arrested after man is gunned down in apparent ‘settling of scores’

Gang violence spills onto Malaga streets again as woman arrested after man is gunned down in apparent ‘settling of scores’

A man in his 40s was shot in the chest on Monday in Zalea. This is a small hamlet located in the municipality Pizarra in Malaga.

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Residents return home as the wildfire at Benahavis calms down after it has burned more than 300 ha.

Benahavis wildfire stabilised after burning more than 300 hectares as residents return home

Heavy helicopters dropped water in the largest operation of the year. Credit: Infoca X After a difficult 24-hour period, firefighters have brought under control the wildfire that forced residents to leave their homes in Benahavis. The fire has affected more than 300 hectares, which began near the Ermita Del Rosario Sunday afternoon. It spread quickly through steep terrain with strong …

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UPDATE – Benahavis fire still active despite 50 residents being evacuated. Village told to stay inside

UPDATE: Benahavis wildfire still active as 50 residents still evacuated and village told to stay indoors

Aerial firefighting over Benahavis Michael Bradbury The wildfire that is threatening Benahavis continues to burn on Monday morning. Crews have spent the entire night battling flames fueled by easterly winds, steep terrain and strong winds. The distant rumbles of firefighting crafts can be heard as dawn approaches. Residents of Benahavis, Montemayor Alto and the surrounding areas were instructed to remain …

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Estepona traffic camera set to surpass 400 as police car scans each plate

Estepona traffic cameras set to pass 400 as police car scans every plate it meets

Estepona council has put over a €900,000 contract out to bidders The majority of the smart cameras will be placed in outer areas. The network is expected to have more than 410 devices, according to officials. According to the padrones latest data, there are 79.621 residents who have a camera. The councillors began constructing 110 units in the year 2023, …

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Why So Few Americans Living Abroad Vote – and How to Cast Your Ballot from Spain

Why so few Americans overseas vote – and how to cast your ballot from Spain

There are millions of Americans living overseas, and a large community is located in southern Spain. However, with so few of them voting, their electoral influence is not fully utilized. Voting abroad is easy. Voting abroad is possible for any American citizen who has reached voting age. You can get your ballot while enjoying a coffee in Malaga, Madrid, or Mallorca. …

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