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Spain is the fourth-largest country in Europe and a member of the European Union. It also has several small territories on and near the North African coast.

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Spain evacuates thousands after new flood warning

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Spain: PM Sanchez announces €3.76 billion in flood aid

November 10, 2024

Spain: Thousands protest in Valencia over flood response

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General Director of Heritage at Valencia’s University, Marisa Vazquez

Spain: Initiative restores flood survivors' family photos

Spain: Initiative restores flood survivors' family photos

A team at the University of Valencia in Spain is restoring precious family photos damaged by flood waters.
CatastropheNovember 12, 202401:49 min
Thousands of demonstrators gather infant of the city council for a protest organized by social and civic groups, denouncing the handling of recent flooding under the slogan "Mazón, Resign," aimed at the president of the regional government Carlos Mazon, in Valencia, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.

Spain: Thousands protest, demand Valencia leader resign

Spain: Thousands protest, demand Valencia leader resign

Nearly 2 weeks since Spain’s worst floods in decades, with over 220 dead, large destruction, and dozens still missing.
CatastropheNovember 9, 202402:35 min
Spanien Valencia 2024 | Aufräumarbeiten nach verheerenden Überschwemmungen in der Region

Spain struggles with the aftermath of devastating floods

Spain struggles with the aftermath of devastating floods

Flooding has killed many in Spain. This extreme weather stems from human-caused climate change.
CatastropheNovember 7, 202404:00 min
Iberia Airlines passenger jet

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Making flying greener

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Making flying greener

Flying is set to get greener: More and more sustainable fuel is to be added to kerosene.
Cars and TransportationNovember 7, 202406:26 min
People work to clear mud and debris from a street in Aldaia, in the region of Valencia

Flood disaster in Spain: Cleaning up after the nightmare

Flood disaster in Spain: Cleaning up after the nightmare

One week after the flood disaster in Spain, the clean-up work and the search for survivors continue.
CatastropheNovember 5, 20249 images
A member of Spain's Military Emergency Unit (UME) embraces with a local woman, in the aftermath of floods caused by heavy rains, in Sedavi, near Valencia, Spain, November 3, 2024.

Spain floods: Survivors face loss and devastating aftermath

Spain floods: Survivors face loss and devastating aftermath

As solidarity grows through efforts to provide essentials, rescuers remain dedicated to searching for the missing.
CatastropheNovember 5, 202402:08 min
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A wolf growls next to the body of its prey

Spain's farmers, wolves clash in ongoing battle

Wolves in Spain are killing livestock, and farmers want to bring back wolf culls. But EU rules on hunting are stringent.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 202404:39 min
Fokus La Palma

Spain's La Palma still battles volcano eruption's toxic gas

The island of La Palma is still coping with the aftermath of the Tajogaite volcano eruption, 3 years on.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 19, 202405:37 min
Natural landscape with wild horses, Spain

Renewing a Spanish landscape with endangered wild horses

Find out how a free-roaming herd of Przewalski horses and semi-wild cattle are helping Spain's Iberian Highlands.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 14, 202405:38 min
A young man climbs a high chain-link fence while 3 policemen in riot gear approach on the other side on a platform lifted by a crane.

Ceuta: Spain's North African exclave sees migration surge

The Spanish exclave of Ceuta on Morocco's northern coast is a major entry point for migrants seeking to reach the EU.
MigrationSeptember 18, 202402:52 min
Two boats on the water

On patrol with Mallorca's 'seagrass police'

Official patrols are monitoring the Balearic Islands. Their mission: to protect seagrass, a key climate protector.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 9, 202403:11 min
A Spanish Coast Guard boat tows a boat full of migrants.

Migrants increasingly drawn to Spain's Canary Islands

Despite lacking the resources to accommodate new arrivals, locals on El Hierro island continue to show solidarity.
MigrationSeptember 4, 2024
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