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Heavy rains have caused flooding in the east of Spain. In the Castelló province, firefighters rescued people trapped in their cars. The Spanish state meteorological agency (AEMET) has announced a risk alert for almost half of the country, including a red alert around Madrid, where citizens have received an emergency message to their mobile phones advising them to stay at home. IMAGES
Powerful winds and rain rip roofs off homes and leave some residents caught off guard by flash flooding caused by severe weather in northern Texas. Gavino Garay reports.
Emergency services attend a flooded housing estate in Brechin, Scotland, at the epicentre of flooding following Storm Babet. Police say the body of a 57-year-old woman has been recovered after she was swept into a river in Angus, while some residents remain trapped in their homes, according to local councillor Jill Scott. IMAGES
Migrants rescued by a ship chartered by NGOs disembark in Sicily and are taken care of by the authorities. The Ocean Viking, chartered by SOS Méditerranée in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), rescued 114 people on December 16, including minors and two newborns who were on an inflatable boat in distress in international waters off the coast of Libya. IMAGES
Gran Canaria, Oct 13 (EFE).- Spanish authorities rescued 67 migrants of Maghreb origin Wednesday, including five minors and a woman, from two boats that were traveling near the south of Gran Canaria.The passengers of the first boat were 29 men and there were 32 men, one woman and five minors boarding the second one, the Maritime Rescue sources told EFE. (Camera: ANGEL MEDINA).SHOT LIST: MIGRANTS ARRIVES AT THE PORT IN ARGUINEGUÍN, GRAN CANARIAS, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain), Oct 4 (EFE) .- (Camera: Gelmert Finol) A Maritime Rescue boat transferred on Monday to the Restinga dock, in El Hierro, the 50 occupants of a small boat, among which are three possible minors.FOOTAGE OF THE IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING IN LA RESTINGA, TENERIFE, SPAIN