Environmentalists in the Axarquia area have reported that two companies specialising in motorbike tours are entering the Sierra Tejeda Natural Park. The GENA-Ecologistas en Accion Group has complained that the two companies, which work mainly with foreigners, are taking their clients on motorbike tours of the Sierras Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Natural Park which is …
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Portugal, Spain, France on alert for hurricane force winds
Spain and Portugal were on alert Saturday for a storm expected to bring hurricane force winds up to 160 kilometres (100 miles) an hour, that should also hit several regions in France. Spanish meteorological agency Aemet said the storm would be short but very violent and capable of causing serious damage. Strong winds of around …
1,500 people evacuated from their flooded homes in Andalucia
Some 1,500 people in the provinces of Córdoba, Jaén and Sevilla have been evacuated from their homes in the past few hours, as storms continue to batter the region and river levels continue to rise. The heavy rains are still causing the river Guadalquivir to rise and the 32 reservoirs that empty into it have …
Strange Traffic Offence
This news article appeared late 2006 and you’ve got to give the guy credit for being ‘resourceful’. The Spanish newspaper Ideal Gallego reports today on one of the strangest traffic offences ever to be seen in Spain when drivers were surprised to see a motorised bed travelling along the motorway in Ferrol. It happened last …
