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THE Guardia Civil has launched an awareness campaign aimed at drivers in Spain. In a video shared on social media, an officer from the force said there is one thing in particular you should never leave in your glove box. All drivers must carry documents showing their insurance, licence and ownership details, which are often stored in the compartment in …

HEALTH authorities have closed off a beach in Spain after detecting E.Coli in the water. A red flag has been raised on a section of Los Pocillos beach in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote. According to the Lanzarote Emergency Consortium, the area behind the Jameos Playa Hotel has been effectively cordoned off after the harmful bacteria was detected. The decision was …

ANDALUCIA has been sweltering below an August heatwave, with temperatures hovering above 40C in 34 completely different components of the area this weekend. However the thermometer peaked within the city of Alora, Malaga, with a scorching 43.1C, adopted intently by Ecija at 42.4C and La Puebla de los Infantes. Different cities experiencing excessive warmth included La Puebla de los Infantes …

AN orange-level alert for excessive warmth has been issued for almost all of Malaga province right now. In line with state climate company AEMET, temperatures will attain as much as 39C in most areas – and will attain 40C regionally. The affected cities embody Marbella, Estepona, Ronda and the entire coast up till Velez-Malaga. The warning is in place from …

FEARS surrounding a deadly outbreak of West Nile virus have turned a village in southern Spain into a ghost town.  Residents in La Puebla del Rio (pictured above), in Sevilla province, are scared to go out at night following three deaths and at least 10 new cases of the mosquito-borne virus over the past few weeks. According to El Español, …

MOBILE cellphone customers throughout Andalucia had been final evening despatched an alert for excessive temperatures as we speak. The warning was despatched by state climate company Aemet, warning of warmth of a ‘extreme’ nature in Sevilla, Cadiz, Jaen and Cordoba. All 4 areas are on a yellow-level warning for warmth as we speak, with the mercury to succeed in 40C …

THIS is the dramatic second police in Spain launched a rescue operation amid freak summer time floods within the Balearic Islands. Movies shared by the Guardia Civil present helicopters flying above a big space of flooded land on the island of Menorca on Thursday. It got here after a so-called DANA climate entrance introduced extreme storms and rainfall, inflicting rivers …

THE World Health Organisation has today declared an international health emergency over mpox. Cases of the virus, previously known as monkeypox, are growing at an alarming rate in Africa, the WHO said today. It comes after Spain was revealed to have the highest number of cases in Europe last week, with 16 new cases declared in the last month alone. …

A TRADITIONAL Ibiza house dating back 500-years and which was totally redesigned has been for put for sale with a €10.8 million price tag. The historic property is located in Sant Mateu and has been named Finca Mateo covering 487 m2 on a large plot of land. The house combines ‘historic charm with luxury comfort’, according to Tim Stacey, sales …

HEALTH authorities in Sevilla are taking ‘unprecedented’ measures to battle the West Nile virus. It comes as the number of mosquitoes carrying the disease continues to soar, and after two elderly people died from the virus in recent weeks. Amid fears of an epidemic, the Sevilla City Council today announced an investment of €25,000 into contagion measures. Health councillor Silvia …