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A week after Spain's floods, families hold out hope that loved ones are not among the dead

Nov. 05, 2024 10:54 AM EST

SEDAVI, Spain (AP) — Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after catastrophic flooding devasted eastern Spain, María Murgui still holds out hope that her father is alive and among the...

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

Nov. 05, 2024 08:42 AM EST

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

Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?

Nov. 04, 2024 20:50 PM EST

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mud splattered the cheek of Spain's monarch as survivors of catastrophic floods unleashed their fury in a barrage of muck and mire. Felipe VI took it, literally, on the chin, and his determination to stay and speak to the enraged crowd could redefine his reign. ...

Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials

Nov. 03, 2024 21:47 PM EST

PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — A crowd of enraged survivors hurled clots of mud left by storm-spawned flooding at the Spanish royal couple on Sunday during their first visit to the center of their nation's deadliest natural disaster in living memory. Spain's national broadcaster reported...

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...