Mountaineers rescued in Vall d’Ebo, Alicante

Firemen have now rescued all the mountaineers from the Barranco del Infierno in Vall d’Ebo, Alicante. The rescue mission began on Friday after one of the party, a young climber from Ondara, died while canyoning in the area.

Elderly couple killed after being hit by freight train

Two elderly people, aged 82 and 86 years, died on Monday evening after they were hit by a freight train as they walked along the tracks near Tabladiello, about 15 kilometres north of Oviedo, Asturias.

Six killed in crash in Palencia

Six people died this morning, three women and three children, when the minivan in which they were all travelling left the road and plunged into a canal near Naveros del Pisuerga, Palencia.