There was an unrelated death on Monday (unrelated to the outage, that is) in Torremolinos after a male tourist in his 50s reportedly drowned in the sea.
Foreign Tourist Drowns
by Hugh MacArthur •
Tag Archive for emergency services
Weather Crisis Committee
by Martin Myall •
Three levels of administration have got together on the Plan de Emergencias por Riesgos de Inundaciones y Nevadas for our province.
Xmas Emergency 061 Strike
by Vivienne Hughes •
(ESP09) The staff manning the two emergency numbers, 061 and 112, will be going on strike over the Christmas period.
Dead on a Roof
by Hugh MacArthur •
The body of a man was found on the roof of a house in barrio de Basurto in Bilbao. At was at 10.10h yesterday that a neighbour had noticed a man lying, without moving, on the roof tiles.
Otivar Paragliding Accident
by Martin Myall •
Just before 16.00h a Polish paraglider misjudged his landing above Otívar and came down in a barranco – a large turn out of the emergency services took part in his rescue.
Emergency Drill in Motril
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Motril emergency services carried out a drill (training exercise) down on Playa Poniente during the afternoon of Saturday the 5th.
Beach Rescue Exercise
by Hugh MacArthur •
Almuñécar emergency services held an exercise on Velilla beach to practice for rescue incidents on the beaches.
Mother Reverses Car Over 2-year-old Daughter
by Vivienne Hughes •
In one moment a life is lost and another destroyed. The mother, distracted, had not noticed the toddler as she backed up her car and then… life lost its meaning.
Nine involved in Road Accident
by Martin Myall •
A road accident occurred last night (Sunday 25th) on the A-7 autovia, just above Almuñécar, when a -van-cum-minibus left the road. Five of the nine occupants were injured, three of whom seriously
Salobreña Road Accident
by Martin Myall •
Another road accident on the N-340 between the Granada junction and the Salobreña junction, which is a straight piece of road with clear visibility.