Salvamento Marítimo has been searching for another 32 illegal immigrants out to sea, since the early hours of Monday the 24th in the Mar de Alborán area.
Another Sea Search
by Vivienne Hughes •
Man Killed by Lightning
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 58-year-old man from Guadahortuna (Guadix) was hit by lightening and killed on the night of Sunday the 23rd around 20.45h.
Salobreña Fire Investigation
by Vivienne Hughes •
The fact is that the last six fires on the vega of Salobreña have almost all occurred out on windy days – such a coincidence points towards intent on somebody’s part.
Pile Up on N-340
by Vivienne Hughes •
Five people were injured in a multi-car accident on the N-340 in Taramay, Almuñécar on Saturday the 22nd.
Hungry Waves
by Vivienne Hughes •
Well, this gale that has swept the coast on the 20th and 25th has wiped out just about all of the beach regeneration carried out for Semana Santa – back to square one!
Another Salobreña Vega Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
There was another fire on the Salobreña vega, Thursday the 20th which the fire service managed to bring under control and put out despite the blustery conditions.
A Sea Rescue Easter
by Vivienne Hughes •
Salvamento Marítimo rescued 52 people, 11 of whom were women, all cramped into a zodiac-type dingy 36 miles of the coast of Granada on Good Friday. It was to be a busy Easter weekend.
Semana Santa Stampede
by Vivienne Hughes •
It is testimony to how jumpy the Spanish general public is over terrorists attacks that panic broke out during a Semana Santa procession in Sevilla resulting in injuries.
Nerja Grua Rates
by Vivienne Hughes •
There are certain Spanish words that foreign residents soon pick up; tapa, multa, siesta, grua, fiesta and autovia, amongst others, which is why using grua requires no translation.
False Cancer-Cure Drug
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Nacional on the Balearic Islands have arrested two universitiy professors at the UIB (Universidad de las Islas Baleares) for fraud involving a false medicine.