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What to know about the unprecedented floods that killed more than 200 in Spain

Nov. 02, 2024 08:54 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped in vehicles, homes and businesses. Many died and thousands saw livelihoods shattered. Four days later,...

Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives

Oct. 31, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

BARRIO DE LA TORRE, Spain (AP) — Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia...

At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain

Oct. 30, 2024 22:39 PM EDT

UTIEL, Spain (AP) — Flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory. Rainstorms that started Tuesday and continued Wednesday...

The leaders of India and Spain launch India's first private military aircraft plant

Oct. 28, 2024 07:18 AM EDT

VADODARA, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez inaugurated India's first private military aircraft plant on Monday, boosting New Delhi's ambitions of growing local manufacturing in its defense and aerospace industries. Sanchez...

Spanish prime minister meets with exiled Venezuelan opposition leader González

Sep. 12, 2024 09:31 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday, four days after fleeing to the European country in a negotiated deal with Nicolás Maduro’s government. González's flight to exile — after...

Spanish prime minister discusses Ukraine and trade during meeting with Xi in China

Sep. 10, 2024 03:00 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez discussed the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and the need for “close, deep and balanced relations” between Spain and China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Spanish government said. The Spanish prime...

Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration

Aug. 29, 2024 14:51 PM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday to conclude his trip through three West African nations aimed at tackling irregular migration to Spain’s Canary Islands. The two leaders signed agreements...

Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration

Aug. 28, 2024 11:09 AM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Gambia on Wednesday as part of a trip through three West African nations aimed at boosting cooperation in controlling irregular migration from the region to Spain's Canary Islands. Sánchez met with Gambia’s...

Spain's leader starts West Africa tour with agreements to combat people smuggling

Aug. 27, 2024 23:43 PM EDT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain's prime minister announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania on Tuesday to stem a surge in migrants making the dangerous Atlantic journey to the Canary Islands. Speaking alongside Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould...

'Barcelona or die.' For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent

Aug. 26, 2024 22:34 PM EDT

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent. Without her parents' knowledge, she made it onto a small fishing boat known as a pirogue, but the Senegalese police intercepted the vessel before it could...