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Photo Credit: Eugene_Photo/Shutterstock Photo Credit: Eugene_Photo/Shutterstock Spain has experienced weeks of unusually persistent rain. Rivers are approaching critical levels, and soils have been saturated in vast swathes. Meteorologists are now focusing on a key atmospheric pattern over northern Europe that may hold the answer to when this run of unsettled weather could ease, and their forecasts point to mid‑February as …

A LANDSLIDE stopped traffic and blocked the entrance to Ojen, and Marbella. A landslide blocked the A-7103 and forced motorists to use alternative routes to reach Ojen or Marbella.  The Policia Local have cut off the road on the El Castañar roundabout and is coordinating action upon advice received by Andalucia’s 112 emergency services line.  Read more: Sevilla shuts down …

Granada Road collapses into the river seconds after a family drives by Sandra Martínez Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 13:12 Share The Alhama river burst the banks of a section on the Gr-4105 road that connects Beas de Guadix with Marchal in the province Granada just seconds after a passing family in their car. As a precaution, access was restricted …

Google’s flood-risk map goals to present customers a clearer image of the place flood threats are. Picture credit score: Google Flood Hub As heavy winter climate returns to a lot of the nation, Google has activated a brand new flood-risk mapping known as Google Flood Hub, providing residents and authorities a real-time view of areas vulnerable to riverine and flash …

EU warns Spain of double tourist rental registry banned: May 20, 2026 deadline set Pilar Martínez Málaga Monday, 2 February 20, 17:31 Share The European Technical Regulation Information System Tris has warned Spain of its violation of internal market regulations due to the existence and maintenance in Spain, duplicate registers. It has led to a legal fight between the central …

The rainy season was not over yet. The weather prediction models predict another week of heavy rains across the Iberian Peninsula. The new low-pressure systems named Storm LeonardoArriving on MondayThe storms have moved much further south in Europe than they usually do during this season. Heavy impacts in the South East The entire peninsula is expected to be affected, but …

A BRITISH family has voiced outrage after torrential rain repeatedly caused sewage to spill outside their Marbella home — despite shelling out nearly €10,000 for plumbing work intended to prevent such incidents.  San Pedro de Alcantara expats say that the problem persists despite little action by the town hall. They are concerned about the public health and infrastructure of the …

Spain is currently experiencing continuous heavy rains, strong wind, and widespread alerts for weather due to Storm Joseph. A deep low pressure system, its unusual behaviour has been so prolonged because of a rare Fujiwhara effect. This unusual phenomenon is a combination of a powerful atmosphere river and intense precipitation. It keeps intense rain locked over many regions. This increases …

THE Spanish government will pay out over €20 million in compensation to the victims of the country’s worst train crash in over a decade, it has been announced. Two high-speed trains derailled in Adamuz in Cordoba eleven days ago in Spain’s worst rail accident since 80 deaths in Santiago de Compostela, in 2013. The rear carriages of a Madrid bound …

The two men, like so many of the neighbours they share on the Costa del Sol lived in comfort and luxury within their villas. Swarthy, the one who is known (el moreno( ) had a number of luxury apartments in Marbella that he could switch between at will. For Little Birdie (pajaritoHe preferred to stay in one luxury apartment only.  …