Heavy snowfalls have pounded northeastern Spain, knocking out power for about 220 thousand users, cancelling flights and forcing the closure of schools in Barcelona and the surrounding areas, officials say.
Accumulations of up to 60cm of snow have been forecast for the worst affected areas of Catalonia, prompting the regional government to cancel classes for more [...]
Dozens of people had to be rescued yesterday by police and firefighters after rivers burst their banks in the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga following the latest episode of torrential rain.
In Cádiz, over 250 call-outs were recorded, mainly rescuing people from their homes in the Chiclana de la Frontera area. Here, rainfall exceeded 90 litres [...]
Summary:
Magnitude ML 2.5
Region SPAIN
Date time 2010-03-06 at 22:02:42.9 UTC
Location 37.62 N ; 1.58 W
Depth unknown
Distances 53 km W Cartagena (pop 201,274 ; local time 23:02 2010-03-06)
12 km SE Lorca (pop 86,119 ; local time 23:02 2010-03-06)
Details here.
Giant waves slammed into a cruise ship off the coast of Marseille killing two passengers, a German and an Italian, and injuring 14 others.
Reports said two cruise liner passengers were killed after the rouge waves hit the luxury liner Louis Majesty and blew out several windows.
The Greek coast guard said the accident occurred near the [...]
France has declared a national disaster after violent storms battered parts of the country leaving death and destruction in their wake.
Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the move would release funds to help communities rebuild.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at the storm-battered Atlantic coast, where at least 47 people died.
As the storm swept north-eastwards across [...]
Powerful winds have hit parts of Spain, Portugal and France, causing serious damage, officials said.
As winds of up to 140km/h (87mph) lashed parts of Spain, the interior minister warned people to stay inside, avoid driving and postpone walks.
The weather was blamed for three deaths – one in each of the countries.
Portugal´s Madeira island, which is [...]
Some member states concerned that Spain is placing too high a priority on electric cars.
The Spanish presidency of the EU is facing resistance from national governments in its attempt to boost the development of a European electric car industry.
Spain wants industry ministers to adopt a statement on 1 March calling on the European Commission to [...]
Relentless rainfall in southern in Spain has prompted the authorities to evacuate hundreds of people as a precaution.
Around 1,500 people have been evacuated from some 400 homes in the provinces of Córdoba, Jaén and Seville. In some flooded villages people had to be rescued in dinghies.
Water levels in the Guadalquivir, which runs through the cities [...]
