UK travel disrupted as Storm Bert fallout continues
LONDON – Britain’s roads and railways were hit by closures on Monday after Storm Bert battered the country over the weekend, causing widespread flooding and killing four people. There were…
Valencia honors flood victims in 1st game back at stadium since the natural disaster
VALENCIA, Spain — Valencia fans and players wept when the club honored the more than 200 victims of last month’s devastating flash floods as soccer returned to Mestalla Stadium on…
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country Wednesday, two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 200 people. National weather office…
Submerged cemeteries pile pain on Spain flood survivors
VALENCIA – More than a week after surging torrents of muddy water ravaged Spain, flooded cemeteries are making dignified burials for victims impossible and compounding the pain of bereaved survivors.…
Equatorial Guinea expresses solidarity with Spain with 1 million euros for the DANA disaster
MALABO – The Government of Equatorial Guinea has expressed its solidarity with Spain, allocating one million euros to mitigate the ravages caused by the Isolated High Level Depression (DANA). This…
Ancelotti says competitions should have been suspended after Spain’s flash floods
MADRID – Soccer in Spain should have been completely suspended after the worst flash floods in decades swept the eastern region of Valencia last week, killing at least 215 people,…
Crowd hurls mud, insults at Spanish royals, PM on visit to flood zone
VALENCIA, Spain – Furious locals pelted Spain’s royals and premier on Sunday with mud and cries of “murderers!”, forcing officials to cut short their visit to the town worst hit…
It makes no sense to play after floods in Spain, says Atletico boss Simeone
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone said on Saturday it made no sense to play this weekend after catastrophic floods swept the eastern region of Spain. The deadliest flash floods in…
Spain flood deaths top 200, more troops join rescue
Rescuers on Friday raised the death toll in Spain’s worst floods for a generation to 205 as the government deployed more troops in an increasingly desperate search for survivors. The…
Spain races to save victims as floods kill 95
Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc. Rescuers were…