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Telefónica’s ‘upgrade works’ leave Spanish regions without 112 emergency line

News Desk20th May 202526th May 2025

20th May 202526th May 2025529

A partial disruption in the fixed telephone and internet services of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica caused outages in emergency service numbers for several hours on

EU president Von der Leyen meets with Valencia flood victims’ associations in Brussels

News Desk14th May 202519th May 2025

14th May 202519th May 2025407

Three associations representing victims of last October’s devastating floods in Valencia travelled to Brussels on Tuesday for meetings with key figures in the European institutions,

Woman in Alicante throws two dogs out of 8th-floor window as she was ‘fed up’ taking them out

News Desk25th March 202531st March 2025

25th March 202531st March 20251796

A woman in Alicante has been arrested after throwing her two pet dogs from the eighth floor of her apartment, allegedly because she was ‘fed

Tens of thousands rally against leader of flood-hit Valencia – the 5th major protest

News Desk2nd March 20255th March 2025

2nd March 20255th March 20251219

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Valencia on Saturday, demanding the resignation of regional leader Carlos Mazón of the right-wing People’s Party (PP), over his

Spain’s central government to cover €1.7bn cost to rebuild all ‘municipal infrastructure’ in flood-hit Valencia

News Desk23rd January 20252nd March 2025

23rd January 20252nd March 20251180

The Spanish government will cover the full cost of rebuilding schools, libraries and other municipal buildings damaged in last year’s deadly floods in Valencia, the

Royals attend memorial service in Valencia for victims of flooding

News Desk10th December 20242nd March 2025

10th December 20242nd March 2025765

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined hundreds of mourners in a memorial service in Valencia on Monday for victims of the devastating floods

Felipe VI and Letizia to attend memorial service in Valencia for flood victims

News Desk5th December 20242nd March 2025

5th December 20242nd March 2025796

The Spanish monarch, King Felipe VI, together with his wife, Queen Letizia, will attend a memorial service on Monday in Valencia for the victims of

100,000 rally in Valencia, calling for regional leader to resign over flood response

News Desk1st December 20242nd March 2025

1st December 20242nd March 20251134

Around 100,000 people marched on Saturday to protest against the authorities’ handling of Spain’s floods in Valencia, whose eastern region bore the brunt of the

Sánchez defends central government’s response to Valencia floods, as aid rises to €16.6bn

News Desk27th November 20242nd March 2025

27th November 20242nd March 20251348

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Wednesday in parliament almost €2.3 billion in further aid for the country’s flood stricken region as he defended

Felipe VI and Letizia return to flood zone for first time since being pelted by mud

News Desk19th November 20242nd March 2025

19th November 20242nd March 20251004

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia returned on Tuesday to the area in the Valencia region devastated by last month’s catastrophic flooding – the

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