Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has visited the Advanced Command Post in Navaluenga, Ávila, where he received the latest briefing on the major wildfires affecting Ávila, the Community of Madrid and neighbouring areas.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has visited the Advanced Command Post in Navaluenga, Ávila, where he received the latest briefing on the major wildfires affecting Ávila, the Community of Madrid and neighbouring areas. read more
More than 80,000 people have now been evacuated or instructed to remain indoors as major wildfires continue to burn across the Community of Madrid and the province of Ávila, making it one of the largest civil protection operations in recent years. read more
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has visited the Advanced Command Post in Cenicientos, Madrid, as emergency services continue battling the major wildfires affecting the Community of Madrid and the province of Ávila. read more
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has declared a National Emergency in the Community of Madrid and the province of Ávila as firefighters continue battling major wildfires that have forced large-scale evacuations and threatened several communities. read more
Madrid Municipal Police have arrested a 36‑year‑old woman for abandoning her two‑year‑old son in a stroller on the street during the early hours of the morning. read more
Renfe has confirmed that there will be no AVE service between Málaga and Madrid during the Semana Santa holiday period. read more
National railway admistration body ADIF has announced that high-speed connections between Madrid and Córdoba, Sevilla, Málaga and Huelva will be suspended throughout Monday, leaving hundreds of services cancelled and passengers stranded. read more
Firefighters in Madrid have discovered the body of a fifty-two-year-old man under more than a metre of rubble following a bar explosion in Puente de Vallecas, which also damaged the residential building above. read more
Guardia Civil has dismantled an international criminal organization involved in cryptocurrency fraud. read more
Andriy Portnov, a former aide to Ukraine’s ex-president Viktor Yanukovich, has been shot and killed in Madrid. The incident occurred outside the American School of Madrid during the morning rush, as Portnov was reportedly dropping off his children. Local authorities indicate that unidentified assailants shot him multiple times before fleeing the scene. Emergency services quickly responded, cordoning off the area to investigate the shooting. read more