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CNA
08-07-2025
- Climate
- CNA
More than 18,000 people in lockdown as wildfire rages in Catalonia
XERTA, Spain: Spanish authorities ordered more than 18,000 residents of the northeastern Tarragona province to remain indoors on Tuesday (Jul 8) and several dozen were evacuated as a wildfire raged out of control, consuming almost 3,000 hectares of vegetation. Large parts of Spain are on high alert for wildfires after the country experienced its hottest June on record. Two people died in a wildfire on Jul 1 in the region of Catalonia where Tarragona is located. The latest fire broke out early on Monday in a remote area near the village of Pauls, where strong winds and rugged terrain have hampered firefighting efforts, authorities said. An emergency military unit was deployed early on Tuesday alongside more than 300 firefighters working in the area. "Since midnight, firefighters have been battling the blaze with gusts of wind reaching up to 90km/h," Catalonia's regional firefighting service said, adding that the strong Mistral wind was expected to ease by the afternoon. Overnight, fire engines raced the winding roads of the Pauls Mountains, surrounded by flames, as crews assessed and tried to contain the blaze. In the neighbouring villages of Xerta and Aldover, residents spent a sleepless night as the flames threatened their homes. "(There has been) a lot of fear and a lot of crying because we are already on the edge of the fire. Last night, because of the wind that was blowing the fire and the smoke, we couldn't leave our house. Terrible, this has never been seen before," Rosa Veleda, 76, told Reuters.
Reuters
01-07-2025
- Climate
- Reuters
Barcelona investigates street sweeper's death as Spain swelters in heatwave
BARCELONA, July 1 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities are investigating whether a street sweeper's death over the weekend in Barcelona was caused by an intense heatwave gripping the country and region, the city council said late on Monday. The woman, who had been cleaning the old town in Barcelona on Saturday afternoon, died later that day at home, her sister told the Antena 3 TV station. Her sister said the 51-year-old woman, identified just as Montserrat, had told a colleague she thought she "was dying." Temperatures reached 30.4 degrees Celsius (86.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in Barcelona on Saturday, weather agency AEMET said. Extreme heat can kill by causing heat stroke, or aggravating cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, with older people being among the most vulnerable. The City council said on Monday it would investigate the woman's death. Last year, there were 2,032 deaths attributable to heat in Spain, according to the Health Ministry. That number was still lower than heat-linked fatalities in 2023 and 2022. The first heatwave of the summer hit Spain during the weekend and is set to last until Tuesday.
Reuters
30-06-2025
- Reuters
Mexican authorities find 20 bodies in Sinaloa state
MEXICO CITY, June 30 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities found 20 bodies in the western state of Sinaloa, many of them inside a van, the state prosecutor's office told Reuters on Monday, amid rising violence in the area linked to organized crime. The prosecutor's office said 16 bodies were found inside the van and four others were discovered on a bridge on the same highway near the state capital of Culiacan. At least six of them were decapitated, the office said. Sinaloa has been gripped by months of intense violence fueled by rival drug trafficking groups vying for control of routes used to produce and transport narcotics, including fentanyl, that are often destined for the United States.
Associated Press
28-06-2025
- Climate
- Associated Press
The death toll in a landslide in Colombia rises to 22 with 8 missing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The number of people killed in a landslide this week in northwest Colombia has risen to 22, with eight still missing, according to authorities. Crews on Saturday were still looking for victims in Medellín, Colombia's second-largest city, and the nearby city of Bello. The landslide occurred early Tuesday following heavy rains. It unleashed mud and debris on crowded neighborhoods, enveloping dozens of homes and leaving hundreds homeless. Landslides are common in that region, especially during the rainy season from April to November.
Wall Street Journal
27-06-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Watch Live: Trump's Pressure on Mexico Hits Its Financial Sector
Mexican authorities are taking over three financial institutions after the U.S. sanctioned them for allegedly money laundering for drug cartels.
