23 Mar, 2025 @ 14:13
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Watch: Roman bridge is destroyed by surging river in Spain as Storm Martinho wreaks havoc

THIS is the dramatic moment a Roman bridge was destroyed by a rising river in Spain last night.

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The ancient structure in Talavera, Toledo, was effectively cut in half by the fierce rapids brought on by Storm Martinho.

The images harked back to the deadly Valencia floods in October last year, which saw multiple bridges destroyed and more than 200 people killed.

Talavera mayor Jose Julian Gregorio said on X: “Tonight is a terrible day in the history of Talavera.

“Our old or ‘Roman’ bridge has just fallen apart… thankfully we closed it to pedestrians today.

“Today, as mayor, my heart hurts for this patrimonial loss.”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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