MADRID: At least 10 people, including four children, were killed as high winds struck Spain and France on Saturday, tearing roofs from buildings, blowing down trees and power lines and whipping up huge waves. The Spanish authorities said the four …
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Storm destroys part of Spain’s North African fence
MADRID, – A storm washed away part of a wall designed to keep out illegal immigrants crossing into Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla on Sunday and heavy rains flooded many of the city’s streets. Civil guard police reinforced the …
Spain crash probe: Wing flaps not deployed
MADRID, Spain (CNN) — A passenger jet that crashed last month in Madrid did not have its wing flaps deployed during takeoff, and a cockpit warning system failed to alert pilots to the problem, a source familiar with the investigation …
Madrid Plane Crash – Shock and anger after Madrid crash
Suspicions are rife in Madrid about what caused a Spainair plane crash at the capital’s Barajas airport, in which 153 people died, writes Steve Kingstone. All too often in big-city air disasters the death toll and devastation are worsened by …