Picanya residents say it will be difficult to return to normality after floods: "We're left with nothing"
Locals clean muddy streets of Valencia town where four of the five bridges have been destroyed
November 1, 2024 11:56 AM
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Civil Protection sends new flood alert to residents in southern Catalonia
Death toll rises to 205 across Spain, with 202 in the Valencia region
November 1, 2024 11:12 AM
High alert for more flooding in Valencia and southern Catalonia
Provisional death toll from extreme weather event now at 158
October 31, 2024 01:49 PM
Catalonia offers assistance as flash floods in Valencia kill at least 150
President Illa pledges 'all available resources' and parliament suspends session in solidarity
October 30, 2024 11:26 AM
Catalan police recover two stolen 16th-century maps in London
Maps belonging to Catalonia's National Library created shortly after 'discovery of the new world'
October 31, 2024 05:56 PM
Catalonia's sweet Castanyada tradition endures
Bakeries predicted to sell 11 million 'panellets' as young Catalans embrace the tradition.
October 28, 2024 12:51 PM
More than two million international tourists visit Catalonia in September
Average daily spending decreased to €217 per person
October 31, 2024 11:56 AM
Catalonia's first feminist housing cooperative opens in Barcelona
Project promotes alternative and affordable housing model amid soaring housing costs
October 29, 2024 11:40 AM
Majority of young women are 'very afraid' of being sexually assaulted walking alone at night
Six out of ten citizens fear robbery when on the street alone after dark
October 30, 2024 02:46 PM
Median income stats reveal Catalonia's richest towns
Matadepera, Sant Cugat del Vallès, and Malla have highest across territory, Salt, Alcanar, and Ulldecona, the lowest
October 29, 2024 04:42 PM
Barcelona introduces 10,000 shared electric motorbikes across Metropolitan Area
Motosharing service will not be unified under a single service provider, with five companies operating it
October 29, 2024 02:28 PM
Ada Colau and Jaume Asens attacked by Israeli army in Palestine
Former Barcelona mayor and MEP in Ramallah to investigate "systematic violations" of international law
October 29, 2024 12:21 PM
'Voting is incredibly important,' says US resident in Barcelona ahead of USA election
Chris Reilly and Lisa Berger are among 10,000 American citizens in Catalonia
October 29, 2024 09:11 AM
Travel chaos for passengers as bus drivers go on strike
Urban and intercity coach workers want retirement age brought forward to 60
October 28, 2024 12:28 PM
Recent rains increase water reserves to nearly 30%
Reservoirs rebound after slight drop, with La Baells reservoir above 50% for first time in many months
October 28, 2024 11:01 AM
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