A powerful storm, characterized as a 'mini-hurricane' or 'medicane,' has swept through Catalonia, causing a fatality in Tordera, Barcelona, and leading to widespread flooding and torrential rains. Barcelona experienced its heaviest rainfall in two decades, prompting red alerts and rescue efforts by firefighters to aid trapped individuals.

20minutos: Man dies in Barcelona camping site due to mini-hurricane

A man has died in Tordera, Barcelona, after a wall collapsed on him during a mini-hurricane event. The temporal event has caused significant rainfall and flooding in the region.

La Vanguardia: Red alert for storm in Catalonia, live: Latest on possible 'Mediterranean…

A red alert has been issued for a severe storm in Catalonia, with potential for a 'Mediterranean hurricane,' torrential rains, flooding, and significant incidents across the region. One death has been confirmed due to the storm, and authorities are on high alert for the Besòs River potentially…

20minutos: Heavy temporal in Barcelona causes most rain in twenty years

Barcelona experienced severe temporal effects, with the day being the rainiest in the last twenty years, leading to flooded streets.

20minutos: Maximum alert in Catalonia as temporal heads towards Girona

Catalonia is on maximum alert as the Generalitat has issued several Es-Alerts for the ongoing temporal, which is now moving towards Girona.

El Confidencial: Heavy Rains Alert in Catalonia, Spain

A red alert has been issued for heavy rains in Catalonia, Spain, with meteorologists warning of unstable weather conditions.

El Confidencial: Spain and Catalonia Face 'Medicane' and Hurricane Conditions

Catalonia is experiencing a 'medicane' (Mediterranean hurricane) with heavy rains and strong winds predicted for the coming hours.

elDiario.es: Storm in Barcelona: Firefighters rescue drivers trapped by water

Heavy rainfall in the Barcelona area has caused flooding, trapping several drivers who were subsequently rescued by firefighters.

Recent polls indicate significant shifts in the political landscape, with a combined Popular Party (PP) and Vox potentially securing an absolute majority nationally. In Catalonia, a separate survey suggests the rise of the far-right could lead to an 'ungovernable' region. Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, President of the People's Party, has challenged Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to call early elections amidst these political calculations.

elDiario.es: Poll: Sum of PP and Vox comfortably surpasses absolute majority, leading left…

A recent poll suggests that the combined support for the Popular Party (PP) and Vox parties would secure them an absolute majority in parliament, with a significant lead over left-wing parties.

El Confidencial: Spain's Political Calculations by Sánchez Threaten Legislature

Political, social, and judicial calculations by Pedro Sánchez are fueling the pre-campaign period and jeopardizing the current legislative term in Spain.

La Vanguardia: Far-right's rise leads to an ungovernable Catalonia

A new poll suggests the rise of the far-right, with Aliança Catalana becoming the second-largest party, while Junts declines and Vox grows, pointing towards a politically ungovernable Catalonia.

elDiario.es: More than half of PP, Vox and Junts voters support eviction shield and vulture…

A survey indicates that a majority of voters from the PP, Vox, and Junts parties favor an 'eviction shield' and a veto against vulture funds, reflecting divided opinions on housing policies.

elDiario.es: Feijóo challenges Sánchez to call elections

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the PP, has publicly challenged Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to hold early general elections.

Spain continues to grapple with a severe housing crisis marked by record-high prices and stalled construction. Widespread protests persist in Madrid, with thousands demanding action and a general strike, as many citizens report that rent consumes an unsustainable 70% of their salaries.

20minutos: Spain's housing crisis: record prices, stalled construction, and low social…

Spain faces a housing crisis with record-high prices for purchase and rent, stalled construction, and a low rate of social rental compared to Europe, exacerbated by population growth.

elDiario.es: Hope moves Madrid: the protest for housing keeps the flame alive and the call…

A housing rights protest in Madrid's Sol square continues, with growing support for a general strike to address housing issues.

20minutos: Thousands protest in Madrid for housing rights

Tens of thousands of people marched in Madrid demanding action on housing, calling for a general strike due to the urgency of the situation.

20minutos: Anger over housing costs in Madrid: rent consuming 70% of salary

Protests in Madrid highlight the frustration over housing costs, with citizens reporting that rent accounts for 70% of their salaries, making it unsustainable.

Gonzalo Boye, lawyer for Carles Puigdemont, has been acquitted by the National Court of charges of money laundering and document forgery after a seven-year investigation and trial. This development comes amidst ongoing political tensions involving Puigdemont and claims by Boye about a 'parallel power structure' created by the PSOE.

El Confidencial: Puigdemont's Revenge Against Sánchez and the 1-O Referendum

Carles Puigdemont's actions against Sánchez following the 1-O referendum are shaking Catalonia and complicating his triumphant return.

El Confidencial: Gonzalo Boye: "The PSOE Created a Parallel Power Structure"

Carles Puigdemont's lawyer, Gonzalo Boye, claims the PSOE constructed a para-political power structure that will eventually be revealed.

google_search: The National Court acquits Gonzalo Boye for the drug trafficking case

The Public Prosecutor's Office requested nine years and nine months of prison for Carles Puigdemont's lawyer for the crimes of money laundering and document forgery.

A building collapse at a bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra, La Rioja, trapped 25 people, with six requiring hospitalization. Separately, the National Police have initiated the eviction process for a settlement located on Trampolín beach in Ceuta.

elDiario.es: Bar collapse in Rioja: 25 people trapped, six transferred to Logroño hospital

A building collapse at a bar in San Vicente de la Sonsierra (La Rioja) trapped 25 individuals, with six requiring hospitalization.

20minutos: Police begin eviction of settlement in Ceuta

The National Police have initiated the eviction process for a settlement located on Trampolín beach in Ceuta.