Italy and Spain hit by flash floods and heavy rain weeks after 40C heatwave and wildfires
Urgent weather warnings have been issued in Spain and Italy as heavy rain causes chaos after dramatic swing in conditions
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independent.co.uk
21.08.2026
Spain moves hundreds of migrants from Ceuta beach to temporary shelters
Spain began relocating migrants from a makeshift camp on Ceuta’s El Trampolín beach on Thursday, 20 August, nearly three weeks after a mass border surge left thousands living without adequate shelter
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euronews.com
21.08.2026
At least 800 people evacuated from major wildfire in western Spain
A major wildfire is threatening communities in western Spain with more than 800 people evacuated.
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aljazeera.com
20.08.2026
Migrant women tell of sexual harassment in Spain's crisis-hit Ceuta
Some women who entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on July 30 as part of a mass migrant crossing say the hardships of sleeping rough as they wait to be registered are compounded by the thr
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france24.com
20.08.2026
Irish couple found dead in hot tub at Spanish holiday home
The bodies were recovered at a property in Cullera, on the Valencian coast
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independent.co.uk
26.08.2026
Photos: Thousands join Spain’s La Tomatina festival for epic tomato battle
Over 20,000 participants hurled 165 tonnes of tomatoes in Buñol's streets during Spain's famed La Tomatina festival.
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aljazeera.com
26.08.2026
FBI raided Spanish vacation rental of wealthy leftwing funder James ‘Fergie’ Cox after his arrest
Lawyer Baltasar Garzón, representing Cox, said case against his client is ‘very strange’ as US requests extraditionFBI agents raided the Ibiza, Spain, vacation rental of 41-year-old James “Fergie” Cha
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theguardian.com
25.08.2026
Spain requests emergency funding from the EU over Ceuta migrants
European Commission says it is 'assessing' Spain's request after some 70,000 migrants surged into North African enclave.
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aljazeera.com
25.08.2026
Spain battles forest fire a short drive from flash flood
The blaze, near Valencia, forced more than 1,000 people from their homes. In nearby Catalonia, civil defense teams carried out 200 rescue operations after floods trapped residents in cars and homes.
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dw.com
22.08.2026
Moroccan families travel to Ceuta border in search of missing loved ones
CEUTA, Spain – Moroccan families are searching for loved ones who left last month for the Spanish enclave of Ceuta during a large wave of migration. Many of them are camping outside the Tarajal border
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france24.com
21.08.2026
Employer ‘backs down on four-day return-to-office’ after protests
Airbus workers in Spain, France and Britain had protested the plans to work on-site four days a week by September
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independent.co.uk
21.08.2026
More than 300 migrants, including 40 children, rescued off Mauritania, coastguard says
Thousands of people have for years attempted the perilous Atlantic route on overloaded and often dilapidated boats to reach Europe via Spain's Canary Islands.
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euronews.com
21.08.2026
Cyclist Josh Tarling to compete in Tour of Spain after brother’s death
Josh Tarling returns to cycling in Spain a week after brother Finlay dies during Tour of Portugal.
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aljazeera.com
21.08.2026
British cyclist to compete just days after brother's crash death
Cyclist Josh Tarling will ride in a Spainish event just eight days after his younger brother Finlay died when he was hit by a car during the Volta a Portugal.
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news.sky.com
21.08.2026
Morrocco: migrants caught between Ceuta dreams and reality
The Moroccan city of Fnideq is next to Spanish-controlled Ceuta. In Fnideq, would-be migrants dream of crossing to a better life, even as locals who witnessed recent mass migration surges say it's way
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dw.com
21.08.2026
Morocco: Migrants caught between Ceuta dreams and reality
The Moroccan city of Fnideq is next to Spanish-controlled Ceuta. In Fnideq, would-be migrants dream of crossing to a better life, even as locals who witnessed recent mass migration surges say it's way
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dw.com
21.08.2026
Dozens of migrants land on Spanish coast surprising beachgoers
Footage circulating on social media shows dozens of migrants arriving by boat on Spain’s southeastern coast.
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aljazeera.com
21.08.2026
Thousands of migrants in Ceuta wait in limbo while Spain figures out what to do with them
Migrants in Ceuta have been moved to makeshift shelters by Spanish police
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abcnews.com
20.08.2026
Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from Ceuta beach to shelters
Hundreds of migrants are being removed from their makeshift camps on a beach in Ceuta, Spain.
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aljazeera.com
20.08.2026
Spain expands Ceuta migrant shelters to ease crisis
The Spanish government announced on Thursday the creation of shelters for 1,800 migrants in Ceuta in a bid to relieve the humanitarian crisis there following last month's influx from Morocco. Some 72,
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france24.com
20.08.2026