Southern Spain was battered by torrential rain and powerful winds on Wednesday, flooding streets, halting trains, and triggering over 1,000 emergency incidents across Andalusia. The provinces of Seville and Huelva were the hardest hit, with cars submerged and public transport paralyzed. The chaos struck on the anniversary of the deadly Valencia floods, prompting Spain’s weather agency to issue a red alert and activate Andalusia’s flood emergency plan. Conditions began easing by Thursday as the storm moved eastward.
30 October,2025 11:20 PM IST
A five-story building under construction on Hileras Street in Madrid partially collapsed near the city’s Opera House, injuring three people and leaving five others missing. Firefighters with drones and sniffer dogs are searching the rubble as police cordon off the area.
07 October,2025 10:48 PM IST
Record-breaking rainfall turned Ibiza into a flood zone, shutting the main airport road and swamping Ibiza Town. More than 254 litres of rain per square metre fell in just hours the wettest day since 1952. Red alerts remain as firefighters rescue trapped people and tourists face chaos.
02 October,2025 01:34 PM IST
Spain’s Valencia region was hit by Storm Gabrielle, unleashing torrential rain and floods just a year after deadly storms killed over 230 people. Authorities issued a red weather alert, schools and public spaces closed, and shocking flood footage circulated online. The storm has now moved east toward Alicante and the Balearics, with the alert downgraded to orange, but fears of another disaster remain.
30 September,2025 11:26 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
