Fatality in cave house in Guadix

The body of a British national in his sixties was found on Wednesday in the kitchen of his cave house in Guadix, Granada, after the roof apparently collapsed.

Wind turbine crashes onto the N-340 near Tarifa

A wind turbine collapsed and crashed onto the N-340 near Tarifa on Friday afternoon causing traffic to be diverted while the machinery was removed. The wind turbine was on a wind farm located at km 80 on the N-340. Fortunately no-one was injured in the incident which occurred at 13:00.

Four year old boy collapses and dies in school

A four year old boy collapsed and died on Wednesday afternoon at the Es Pilalarí school in Palma de Mallorca. Medics tried for 40 minutes to revive him but without success. An autopsy has been ordered to ascertain the cause of death.

Residents fear apartment block may collapse

Residents of a housing estate in Sanlúcar de Barrameda are more than a little concerned after the recent rains exposed the underside of the apartment block to reveal that there are no concrete foundations.

DGT website inundated

The official DGT website collapsed under the strain this morning as huge numbers of people tried to check out the latest road conditions following the various weather alerts.