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Two young German tourists have died after drowning on the beach of Cala Mandia in Mallorca. They went swimming despite the strong waves caused by the DANA. A group of six women got into the sea, where only four of them managed to get out. A friend, who was with them, managed to help them. However, they confirmed the deaths of the two remaining women. The storm affected the coast […]

The municipality of Cobisa, in Toledo, is trying to return to normality and recover from the consequences of the DANA, which keeps 13 communities in the country on alert. The intense rains and the water flow of this past Wednesday have turned the town into authentic mud rivers. Flooded houses, vehicles dragged by the current and people trapped, is the balance of a Gota Fria that in a few minutes […]

Unemployment is falling for the sixth consecutive month and youth unemployment, although still the second highest in Europe, is below that recorded before the pandemic. The number of unemployed registered in the offices of the public employment services (former Inem) fell by 82,583 unemployed in August (-2.4%), its biggest decline in a month of August within the historical series, according to data published this Thursday by the Ministry of Labour […]

Tarragona, Toledo, Castellón, Madrid, Valencia and Aragon are some of the regions most affected by a historical DANA. In recent hours more than 45,000 lightning strikes have fallen on the peninsula due to the Gota Fria and today there are 13 communities that continue to be on alert for heavy rains and storms. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) warns, precipitation will continue to hit several points in the country throughout […]

This is the second attempt in just 48 hours. Immigrants tried to get around the swimming fence at the Benzu breakwater. Last night dozens of sub-Saharan immigrants have tried to cross to Ceuta by swimming the fence at Benzu. In the early hours of this morning a group of sub-Aharians, around 50, have tried to reach the autonomous city by swimming, bordering the border breakwater of Benzu. An attempt that […]

Rainfall and hail are expected throughout most of the country until the weekend. There are 15 autonomous communities on notice by DANA. The central zone and the north-western peninsula last night was the most affected by DANA, although rainfall has occurred in almost the entire country alongside lightening. The most affected areas has been Toledo, Madrid, Ourense or Guadalajara. The Aemet also foresees that, with the DANA, there will be […]

The biotechnological development of the marine bacteria that inhabit the environment of the underwater volcano Tagoro, south of the island of El Hierro, would be an excellent starting point to access new compounds and enzymes with potential for pharmaceutical and industrial applications. The study called "Bioprospecting of antiproliferative marine microbiota of the underwater volcano Tagoro" has been published by researchers from different scientific centers in the magazine "Frontiers in Marine […]

The Mossos d'Esquadra continue, for the moment without success, the search for Martín Ezequiel Álvarez Giaccio, for his alleged relationship with the murder of his 2-year-old son last Tuesday in a hotel in Barcelona. With the passing of the hours the search device intensifies and the Mossos d'Esquadra have disseminated different portraits of the suspect in case he had changed his physical appearance, by disguise or a makeover. Martín Ezequiel […]

Firefighters continue to get the water out of premises and homes in Benicàssim, in Castellón. A strong flood has left 150 liters per square meter in just one hour, causing severe flooding in streets, garages, businesses and homes. In addition, 4 people who had been trapped inside their vehicles and in their homes had to be rescued. The rain also forced to cut this past Sunday the N-340 to the […]