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Record-breaking rainfall has pounded Spain's east coast, triggering massive flooding across the Valencia region which is on Spain's eastern Mediterranean coast. It recorded more than 200 millimeters of rainfall in a 24-hour period, this is the highest daily figure.

WARNING: This video contains distressing images At least 146 people have been killed after a stampede in the South Korean capital of Seoul, according to local fire authorities.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was in Malaga to visit the Reception and Assistance Centre for Ukrainian Refugees, which opened in the Palacio de Ferias Congresos on 6thof April. He explained that one more module measuring 5,000 square metres is to be added in the adjoining car park, to provide prefabricated housing with bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and a small living room. Refugees will be able to stay there for a few days while more permanent accommodation is being found for them, which may be elsewhere in Spain. In the two weeks the centre has been opened, it has handled nearly 2,000 applications for temporary protection and has issued 1,300 Social Security numbers for those who want to find work.

A heavy hailstorm that hit the Spanish island of Mallorca was captured on social media, September 16, 2022. The Mediterranean island, better known for its sunshine and beach resorts, was swept by storms that caused serious flooding in parts of the Island. Earlier in the summer, much of southern Europe endured record temperatures and wildfires.

Torrential downpours caused flash flooding in parts of southern Spain on Sept. 23. The flooding left homes inundated and cars submerged. Video showed cars being washed away by the flood waters in Almendralejo and Lepe. As much as 100 mm of rain accumulated in parts of Huelva province over a 12-hour period, according to the Andalusian Meteorological Agency. The helpline Emergencias 112 Andalucia said it registered over 600 incidents.

Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital following ancient herding routes. The annual event, which started in 1994, allows shepherds to use traditional routes to herd their livestock from northern Spain to more southerly pastures for winter grazing. Locals and tourists alike lined the route and watched as thousands of sheep were herded through the city, with bells around their necks as part of a centuries-old tradition passed on by Spanish farmers. Just a few centuries ago, the route would have taken them through quiet countryside, but today it has them traverse some of the busiest streets of the city. Many onlookers were surprised by the unexpected sight in a city usually thronged with traffic. "I've never seen anything like it. It was a great way to learn about Spanish history and Spanish culture," said 22-year-old English teacher Maria Kouriaalis, who has been living in Madrid for a month.

The driver of the train reveals startling details about the accident.

Thousands of trade union members rallied in the Spanish capital Madrid on Thursday demanding higher wages to cope with the soaring cost of living.

Colombian naval officials monitoring a sunken Spanish ship laden with treasure have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Iván Duque has announced. The San José galleon was sunk by the British in 1708 near Colombia's Caribbean port of Cartagena. The wreckage was located in 2015. It has been described as the holy grail of shipwrecks, as the ship was carrying one of the largest amounts of valuables ever to have been lost at sea.

According to a report in the Majorca Daily Bulletin online, travel restictions to Spain are due to change. Thanks for watching.

Human rights groups are demanding an investigation into the deaths of 23 people who tried to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla on the North African coast.

On Sunday, around 1,000 local choirs in towns and cities across the world have gathered to sing together for peace in Ukraine.

Spanish prosecutors are looking into a group of male university students who were caught on camera in Madrid yelling vulgar, misogynistic insults at female students. Videos of insults directed at women in the building next to it by men in all-male student housing have been circulating for days. The "macho, incomprehensible, unjustified, and simply repulsive behaviour" was criticised by Pedro Sánchez, the Prime Minister of Spain. It has prompted extensive discussion and political condemnation. One pupil yelled: "Rabbits, whores, come out of your holes. You bunch of nymphomanic prostitutes are disgusting." Then, in a planned action, students from the Colegio Mayor Elas Ahuja building across the street pulled open their curtains and began yelling and making animal noises. There was an instant reaction to the Complutense University students' video that went viral on Sunday night.

The fatal attempt of dozens of people trying to cross the border between Morocco and Spain last month, has caused anger and protests in both countries, where demonstrators have demanded an independent investigation. The video, the authenticity of which was confirmed to AP by Moroccan authorities this week, was shown by those authorities to ambassadors of some African countries after the incident. In the footage it is possible to see a large group of people walking near the border and trying to climb one of the fences to cross from Nador in Morocco to Melilla on the Spanish side. Some threw objects toward the Moroccan security forces who tried to stop them by shooting tear gas canisters.

The north-eastern region of Spain has been hit by a barrage of large hailstones, some of which measured 10cm.

Video reveals destructive power of hailstones bigger than tennis balls as violent storm batters northern Spain. A toddler has died after being hit by a huge hail stone during a horror storm in Spain. The 20-month-old girl was one of 30 people hurt after receiving direct impacts from hail stones around four inches in diameter in and around the Catalan town of La Bisbal de l’Emporda. She was rushed to Josep Trueta Hospital in Girona on Tuesday afternoon but died hours later. A woman remained in the same hospital today because of the injuries she suffered in the devastating hailstorm. Most of the other 28 people who needed medical treatment are said to have suffered head injuries or cuts from the ice that needed stitches as well as broken bones. Many cars were also damaged by the tennis ball-size stones.

Spain's Princess Leonor, the heir apparent to the throne, turned 13 on Wednesday. At an event celebrating another birthday - the 40th anniversary of Spain's constitution - she gave her first royal speech.

A massive clean-up operation is under way in the Spanish city of Valencia after record-breaking rainfall. Dozens of cars were submerged as floodwater surged through neighbourhoods of the city, leaving homes and businesses waterlogged. The severe weather forced authorities to close the city's metro system and several roads, and a team of ambulance workers had to be rescued from their vehicles. The nearby regions of Alicante and Castellón were also badly affected.

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as wildfires sweep across parts of Spain. Climate change and lightning strikes have seen fires break out across the land in recent days, causing damage to countryside and populated areas, as firefighters try to control the situation. In one hair-raising incident, a train service was caught up in a sweeping wildfire near Valencia, which left three passengers seriously injured.

Food wastage costs some countries billions of dollars every year. With the cost-of-living crisis, the war in Ukraine and failed harvests linked to climate change, the issue has been put further into the spotlight. The Spanish government is the latest to act, bringing in a draft for new legislation around food wastage and with it the potential for hefty fines.