A total of 114 immigrants of the illegal variety were rescued off the coasts of Almeria and Motril, Granada province, last night.
Infoca worker dies in forest fire
A worker with the firefighting unit Infoca died on Tuesday morning while attending a forest fire in Senés, Almería.
Man kills ex-partner and then commits suicide
At around 18:00 on Friday, Guardia Civil officers discovered the body of a woman, a 39-year-old Guinea Bissau national, in the Camino de Las Losas in Roquetas de Mar, Almería, apparently killed by her ex-partner, also a Guinea Bissau national.
Waste management plant in Almeria under investigation
The Junta de Andalucia has opened sanction proceedings against Ejido Medio Ambiente, the company responsible for an organic waste plant in Almeria which has been burning since August 7th, generating some 1,700 complaints by local residents and farmers.
Illegal immigrants arrive in Almeria and Lanzarote
Two boats carrying illegal immigrants managed to reach the Spanish coast, one in Lanzarote and one in Almeria, with a total of 28 people being apprehended and another 18 now being sought after they fled from the beach.
Another fire at a waste plant in Almeria
Firemen have managed to extinguish a blaze at an agricultural waste processing plant in Almeria, the second incident at such a plant in the past month.
Six Algerian illegals detained in Almeria
Sic Algerian men were arrested after they arrived by boat on Fabriquilla beach in Cabo de Gata natural Park near Nijar, Almeria. The boat was detected by the SIVE surveillance system and the Guardia Civil were ready and waiting when the illegals disembarked.
Body of missing bather found
Search teams have recovered the body of a 50 year old bather who disappeared after falling into the water from the rocks near Plomo in Níjar, Almeria, on August 6th. Divers, boats and a helicopter were involved in the search.
Three boats carrying illegal immigrants intercepted in Almeria and Cádiz
Several groups of illegal immigrants have been intercepted or rescued along the Andalucian coast in the past twenty-four hours.
38 illegal immigrants intercepted in the Alborán Sea
Thirty-eight sub-Saharans, including women and children, were intercepted this morning in the Alborán Sea as they made their way to mainland Spain.