A 75-year-old man and his 49-year-old daughter died on Sunday as the result of a fire at their home in the cerro del Castillo area of Medina Sidonia, C.
Deadly mushrooms
An early and abundant mushroom harvest in the Alpine valleys of northern Italy has to more people than usual scouring the woods and forests in search of succulent fungi. However, many have also been ill-prepared and in ten days, eighteen people have so far lost their lives. Not through eating non-mushrooms or poisonous varieties, though, but as a result of …
Tragic weekend on the roads
Operation Return, marking the end of the holidays, started on Friday and, as of Monday morning, twenty-five people have lost their lives in twenty-three fatal traffic accidents on the roads in Spain. This is fourteen more than during the same period last year.
Storms in Córdoba claim the lives of three people
Storms and heavy rains last night claimed the lives of three people in the province of Córdoba, two dying when their vehicle was washed away, the third being killed when a wall collapsed.
Two firemen killed in Pontevedra
Two firemen have died during a blaze in the parish of San Lourenzo in Fornelos de Montes, Pontevedra.
Groom mows down guests
As is not uncommon in Turkey, the groom at a wedding in the village of Akcagoze decided to fire a volley of shots into the air to celebrate his nuptials. Unfortunately for his guests, he lost control of his AK-47 and ended up killing his father and two of his aunts. He also managed to wound another eight people. He …
Three domestic violence fatalities
Three women have died during the past few days in various parts of the country as the result of domestic violence.
At least five die on boat carrying illegal immigrants
At least five people died, including two babies, on a boat carrying illegal immigrants from North Africa.
12 killed in rail tragedy in Barcelona
Twelve people have died and many others have been injured, some of them critically, after they were hit by a train at Castelldefels Playa station in Barcelona.
Death toll in Virgen de las Nieves explosion rises to five
A man who was seriously injured after an explosion at a fireworks factory in Virgen de las Nieves on Thursday has died in hospital, bringing the death toll in the incident to five. The latest victim did not work in the factory but was visiting a friend.