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Homes on Javea's Cap de la Nau headland and Balcón al Mar urbanisations were evacuated early this morning due to flashfloods. Javea has been hit by an electric storm that saw roads closed around the Arenal beach, as over 200litres/m² of rain fell across the municipality since last since night. From 00:00 to the time of writing today, more than 100litres/m² of rain has been recorded in the port area […]

Denia has been the worst-hit region in the entire Valencian Community, according to local met offices. Denia's port area has been shutoff today by torrential rains that swept down Spain's eastern coastline. Plaza Benidorm – at the northern end of Denia's port – and the Explanada Cervantes by the fishmarket were closed to traffic for most of the morning. Policía Local first closed roads near Camí de la Bota at […]

The man has been tested negative for drugs and alcohol following his arrest – the cause of jumping police stop not yet known. Watch videos below. A routine police stop in Benitachell's Cumbre del Sol has ended in a police chase across half the Marina Alta region. A man in a blue van assaulted agents of the Policía Local del Poble Nou de Benitatxell before smashing past police cars as […]

The Present of Castilla y Leon made the announcement this morning a 15 day closure of bars, restaurants, gyms and shopping centres will begin on Friday. Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, the President of the autonomous region has announced new measures to curb the COVID 19 infection rate. As of Friday at midnight; ALL bars, restaurants must close except for takeaways and food collections. Additionally shopping spaces that are 2500m or more […]

Guardia Civil have arrested five professional criminals who robbed homes and businesses in the Marina Alta with intention to send stolen goods to Mali, Africa. It was a crime-spree that could become a Netflix series. No sooner had lockdown restrictions been removed back in the summer, a team of five set about robbing everything from watches in second homes to restaurant terrace furniture in the Marina Alta region of Alicante. […]

Spain's met. office (AEMET) has warned the Valencian Community will be 'especially' hit by storms this week. AEMET has put parts of the Valencian Community, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalucía, Madrid and north-western Galicia on weather warnings from Tuesday-Thursday in anticipation of storms. The Valencian Community has been singled out, however, for particularly intense rainfall. Spain's met agency has written a detailed report (link in Spanish here) – or read the most […]

Halloween 2020 saw an incredible 'blue moon' rising over the Mediterannean – blue does not refer to the colour, but the fact it is the second full moon in the month of October. The moon may have known it was Halloween, when it rose full and blood-red over Spain's eastern Mediterranean coastline last night. It was also a 'blue moon' – which Spain will not see again until August 2021. […]

Alicante's provincial consortium of firefighters rescued the British couple by helicopter on Halloween. COVID-19 may have taken the fun out of Hallowe'en – but that didn't stop the surprises. First two paragliders sparked two forest fires when they collided with a powerline on Javea's Montgó mountain (read more), and then a British couple were rescued from a mountaintop by helicopter. The couple were stranded on the Sierra de Bérnia – […]