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Portugal fires latest: Seven people are killed and 50 injured as smoke enters Spain and locals are warned of ‘darkening skies’

AN incredible photo taken from space shows the 100-plus forest fires that are currently ravaging Portugal. The inferno has continued to advance since being declared

20 Sep, 2024 @ 14:03

Environment·Lead·National News

More than 4,200 residents of Canary Island La Palma evacuated as fire crews tackle blaze

FIRE CREWS were battling on Sunday morning to extinguish a blaze that broke out the day before on the Canary Island of La Palma. Around

16 Jul, 2023 @ 12:12

Canary Islands·Lead

Around 200 Rainbow Family hippies kicked out from Andalucia major national park

HUNDREDS of hippies, a number of them British, were kicked out of one of Andalucia’s main natural parks yesterday (Thursday June 8). The free spirits,

10 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Barcelona in Spain to become a ‘beachless, smog-enshrouded hell hole’ by 2100 under new AI-powered worst-case climate predictions

Barcelona, the glittering jewel of the western Mediterranean, could be enshrouded in clouds of thick toxic smog, see its green spaces wither away and all

8 Nov, 2022 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Pedro Sanchez To Declare Fire Ravaged Areas Of Spain's Valencia And Alicante As Disaster Zone

Pedro Sanchez classifies fire-ravaged areas of Spain’s Alicante and Valencia as disaster zones

PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez will designate major fire sites at Bejis(Castellon) and Vall d’Ebo(Alicante) as disaster zones. Speaking during a Monday visit to Bejis, Sanchez

22 Aug, 2022 @ 14:50

Alicante·Castellon·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

MAPPED: Firefighters battle twelve different wildfires across Spain

FIREFIGHTERS are continuing to battle to control 12 twelve different wildfires raging across Spain on Friday, as a drop in temperatures brought little reprieve. It

19 Aug, 2022 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·National News

German man arrested in Spain’s Calvia for starting seven fires in 24 hours

POLICE have arrested a 55-year-old German man accused of starting seven fires in different spots in Calvia. An investigation was launched alongside local police and

30 Jul, 2022 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Fires Scorch Spain And France During European Heat Wave

FOCUS: How Spain is on track for the most devastating summer of fires on record

BLACKENED earth, smouldering trees, the charred corpses of wild animals barbecued to a crisp. The pungent tang of smoked pine and eucalyptus lingers in the

29 Jul, 2022 @ 11:30

Lead·Must Read·National News

Spectacular world-famous Fallas featuring fireworks and giant statues returns to Spain's Valencia

Spectacular world-famous Fallas featuring fireworks and giant statues return to Spain’s Valencia

THE Fallas de Valencia celebrations are in full swing with a return to pre-pandemic schedules. The heady mix of fireworks, bonfires, flowers, festivals, and eye-catching

2 Mar, 2022 @ 18:45

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

600 evacuated from series of forest fires across Spain’s Andalucia

MORE than 600 people have been evacuated as a series of fires broke out across Andalucia. In Estepona 80 guests at the Kempinski Bahia Hotel

29 Aug, 2020 @ 19:59

Lead

Open air fires, including barbecues, banned in parts of Spain’s Andalucia

The measure will be in force until 15 October, a time of high risk of forest fires

1 Jun, 2020 @ 11:21

Lead

WATCH: Thousands of date palms burnt in UNESCO World Heritage orchards on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Thousands of date palms have been burnt in UNESCO World Heritage orchards in Elche on the Costa Blanca. Thousands of palms were scorched in four

29 Jun, 2019 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Last summer’s Spain fires most damaging in recent history

WILDFIRES wreaked more devastation on the Iberian Peninsula last summer than at any time during its recent history, according to the World Wildlife Fund. In

30 Jun, 2018 @ 10:54

Environment·Lead

Massive amount of fires across Spain were the result of arsonists, new figures reveal

The Guardia Civil has investigated 387 fires across Spain, 53 fires of which were caused by negligent behaviour.

4 Nov, 2017 @ 11:00

Environment·Health·Other News

ARSON TERROR: At least 39 dead in Spain and Portugal fires as suspects arrested

AT least 39 people have died in forest fires tearing through Portugal and Spain. Authorities said they were still battling 60 blazes in Portugal and another 50

17 Oct, 2017 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News

RED ALERT: Spain’s forest fires and Hurricane Ophelia turn Britain’s skies yellow and sun blood red

THE UK has been hit with an eerie yellow sky and blood red sun today. People from the South of England to the North of

16 Oct, 2017 @ 17:06

Environment·National News

‘TERRORIST FIRES’: Dozens dead as fires started by twisted arsonists rip through Portugal and Spain, one-month old baby missing

AT least 34 people have died due to the devastating forest fires in Portugal and Spain. Several people are still missing in Portugal, including a

16 Oct, 2017 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Nine dead and dozens injured in Portugal and Spain wildfires, two burned to death trapped in car

AT least nine people have died following the outbreak of wildfires in Portugal and Spain over the weekend. Hundreds of fires, which were made deliberately

16 Oct, 2017 @ 11:22

Environment·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Two dead, 500 military deployed after sick arsonists DELIBERATELY start more than 100 fires in Galicia

AT least two are dead following the outbreak of an estimated 146 fires in Galicia. Some 500 military personnel have been rushed to scenes in

16 Oct, 2017 @ 01:18

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Fires in Mijas and Benalmadena

UPDATE: Both fires are believed to have been brought under control SEVERAL water planes and dozens of firefighters have been called to tackle blazes in

20 Aug, 2017 @ 19:14

Lead·Malaga