Archive for the Category ‘Environment’

Killer storms now easing

Killer storms now easing

One man has died, a woman has been injured and emergency services were called out to deal with 322 incidents in the Comunidad Valenciana due to yesterday’s storms.

And a surfer has disappeared off the coast of Benicàssim (Castellón), but Red Cross boats were unable to find him.
The rain reached 57 litres per square [...]

Flooding kills three in southern Spain

Flooding kills three in southern Spain

Flooding sparked by heavy rains has killed three people in the southern Spanish province of Cordoba, police said Tuesday.

Two of the victims were travelling in a four-wheel drive vehicle which was swept away by floods near Aguilar de la Frontera overnight. The bodies of the man and woman were found Tuesday morning.
The third person, a [...]

Disease kills more than 100 deer in Spain

Disease kills more than 100 deer in Spain

A bacterial disease has killed more than 100 deer in northern Spain, officials said Monday.

The bodies of the animals were found on hunting grounds in the provinces of Zamora and Leon. They had died of pasteurellosis, which affects the respiratory organs of animals, the sources said.
Opposition representatives put the number of dead deer at more [...]

Spain’s green scheme stalls as only 16 electric cars are sold

Spain’s green scheme stalls as only 16 electric cars are sold

It was supposed to be the centrepiece of Spain´s green agenda: within four years a million electric cars would take to the roads, with battery top-up points sprouting up in petrol stations and disused telephone booths across the country.
“Electric vehicles are on their way,” said prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as he unveiled the [...]

Alert for forest fires

Alert for forest fires

Civil Protection has issued a warning of the high risk of forest or wildfires in six regions of Spain.
Temperatures are reaching as high as 40 degrees in the SW of the country and the risk of fires is very high in Galicia, Andalucía, Asturias, Extremadura, Canarias and Cantabria.
Citizens have been asked not to [...]

Alicante attacked by Jellyfish

Alicante attacked by Jellyfish

Several beaches on the Costa Blanca north of Alicante were closed to bathers after swarms of the Mauve Stinger jellyfish plagued the beaches of the Mediterranean. The tentacles of the bright purple creatures, which emit a yellow glow at night, deliver mild stings but can cause severe allergic reactions in some people even leading to [...]

Spain helps Portugal fight raging wildfires

Spain helps Portugal fight raging wildfires

Spain is sending aircraft to Portugal to help the country fight a series of raging wildfires, Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said Tuesday.
“We are sending them planes right now,” Rubalcaba said.

About 1,000 firefighters and soldiers are battling 15 wildfires mainly in northern Portugal, according to the country's civil protection authorities.
The government has the capacity to [...]

Forest fires near Marbella

Forest fires near Marbella

Around 200 people have been ordered to leave their homes in Estepona, near Marbella, following a forest fire which broke out on Tuesday evening.
The town Mayor, David Valadez, has told the EFE news agency that there is no imminent danger to the homes, but the National Police ordered the evacuation as a precaution.
The [...]

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