Feed MRSS-S valencia_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Tue, 26 May 2026 11:35:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-26/palestinian-dance-as-a-form-of-resistance-my-dance-is-a-political-statement.html Tue, 26 May 2026 11:35:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-26/palestinian-dance-as-a-form-of-resistance-my-dance-is-a-political-statement.html Mercedes L. Caballero A Valencia arts festival closes with a performance based on the dabke, a traditional folk dance, in an adaptation originally created under the aegis of the renowned Belgian choreographer Alain Platel, whose condemnation of Israel’s massacre in Gaza has become increasingly visible on and off the stage A Valencia arts festival closes with a performance based on the dabke, a traditional folk dance, in an adaptation originally created under the aegis of the renowned Belgian choreographer Alain Platel, whose condemnation of Israel’s massacre in Gaza has become increasingly visible on and off the stage Palestina Valencia Alain Platel Ramala (c) kurt van der elst (LA GESTE / Stereo48) Dancers performing 'Badke(remix)' by the Palestinian choreographers Amir Sabra and Ata Khatab. Dancers performing 'Badke(remix)' by the Palestinian choreographers Amir Sabra and Ata Khatab. Dancers performing 'Badke(remix)' by the Palestinian choreographers Amir Sabra and Ata Khatab. <p>In 2013 the renowned Belgian dance company Les Ballets C de la B, led by Alain Platel — and together with the choreographers Hildegard De Vuyst, Koen Augustijnen and Rosalba Torres Guerrero — premiered <i>Badke</i>, a piece performed by Palestinian dancers based on the dabke, a traditional Levantine Arab folk dance. Twelve years later, under the name <i>Badke (remix)</i>, the piece has been revisited and choreographed by Amir Sabra and Ata Khatab, who danced in the original production. The choreography, which takes on new meaning in light of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-27/israel-applies-gazastyle-tactics-in-lebanon-and-accelerates-ethnic-cleansing.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-27/israel-applies-gazastyle-tactics-in-lebanon-and-accelerates-ethnic-cleansing.html">Israel’s massacre in Gaza</a>, is the closing act of the 10 Sentidos Festival in the Spanish city of Valencia on Tuesday, May 26. Imprisoned for 11 months by Israel between 2021 and 2022, Khatab was not granted permission to travel to Spain and remains in Ramallah.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-26/palestinian-dance-as-a-form-of-resistance-my-dance-is-a-political-statement.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-08/the-black-legacy-that-spain-left-out-of-its-official-history.html Fri, 08 May 2026 12:59:25 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-08/the-black-legacy-that-spain-left-out-of-its-official-history.html Patricia R. Blanco Valencia joins a growing number of Spanish cities revisiting their slave-trading past with guided tours and activities designed to recover the stories of communities long erased from public memory Valencia joins a growing number of Spanish cities revisiting their slave-trading past with guided tours and activities designed to recover the stories of communities long erased from public memory Planeta Futuro Valencia Madrid Barcelona Cádiz KIKE TABERNER (EL PAÍS) Spain’s slave‑trading past Deborah Ekoka leads a tour in Valencia on April 30. Deborah Ekoka leads a tour in Valencia on April 30. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/6AAXF2Y2TBF3TB6P3CBEIHQURE.jpg?auth=3f6cff14ce439e528d27ab636ab31a50540fe21306b56c3e6513cc03d81a3349" width="5244" height="3496" alt="Deborah Ekoka leads a tour in Valencia on April 30."></img><p>The Central Market Square in Valencia, now filled with outdoor cafes and tourists photographing its modernist dome, was for centuries one of the main sites of the slave trade in the Spanish city. This is clearly documented by archival documents: from the late 15th century, this was one of the entry points for enslaved Africans. Just a few meters away, in the now-demolished Posada del Camell, more than a hundred people were sometimes crammed together in chains, waiting to be auctioned off. And yet, there is not a single plaque to commemorate it.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-05-08/the-black-legacy-that-spain-left-out-of-its-official-history.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/USYHIPB7MRCQHKANGZUDHRHK7U.jpg?auth=28b2c34a17127a48b10f06740fcc5f810433e70693260d1045ffbf921f602cfa" width="6048" height="4032" alt="Deborah Ekoka, during the tour she organized in Valencia, on April 30."></img> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-30/eduardo-garcia-llama-nasa-mission-engineer-to-the-moon-there-are-two-moments-when-our-hearts-will-be-in-our-mouths.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:35:23 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-30/eduardo-garcia-llama-nasa-mission-engineer-to-the-moon-there-are-two-moments-when-our-hearts-will-be-in-our-mouths.html Nuño Domínguez The Spaniard is leading a team of 70 people dedicated to solving serious problems during the first manned trip to the satellite in more than half a century The Spaniard is leading a team of 70 people dedicated to solving serious problems during the first manned trip to the satellite in more than half a century NASA Programa Artemis Valencia China NASA (EL PAÍS) Eduardo García Llama Spanish engineer Eduardo García Llama, in the Orion spacecraft flight simulator. Spanish engineer Eduardo García Llama, in the Orion spacecraft flight simulator. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KV55NFUJFZE4PHUR7IDCJGIAFA.jpg?auth=b20861191e9480986a1100ae8bcfc602e25f3a2dd5b1ef6bc66d59266bef61da" width="2048" height="1152" alt="Spanish engineer Eduardo García Llama, in the Orion spacecraft flight simulator."></img><p>If the four astronauts on <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-22/from-apollo-8-to-artemis-2-six-decades-after-the-first-flight-to-the-moon-the-space-race-is-no-longer-the-same.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-22/from-apollo-8-to-artemis-2-six-decades-after-the-first-flight-to-the-moon-the-space-race-is-no-longer-the-same.html">the Artemis 2 mission to the Moon</a> encounter a problem, it’s highly likely it will end up in the inbox of physicist and aerospace engineer Eduardo García Llama, 54. The full title of this native of Spain’s eastern city of Valencia is as long as it is important: Chief Engineering Flight Controller for Guidance, Control, and Proximity and Docking Operations Systems. This means that when things go wrong on board, it’s his team of 70 people, based at NASA’s legendary Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas, who provide answers and recommendations for action, which are then carried out by the operations team. In a videoconference interview with EL PAÍS, he explains what the most critical moments will be during the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than half a century. Beyond the space race with China and the current geopolitical tensions, this will be a “historic” step forward for all of humanity, he asserts.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-30/eduardo-garcia-llama-nasa-mission-engineer-to-the-moon-there-are-two-moments-when-our-hearts-will-be-in-our-mouths.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-17/antonio-conde-oncologist-if-we-dont-name-cancer-we-stigmatize-the-patient.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:50:43 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-17/antonio-conde-oncologist-if-we-dont-name-cancer-we-stigmatize-the-patient.html Ángeles Caballero The head of the Radiotherapy Oncology department at La Fe Hospital in Valencia believes that proton therapy will put the Spanish public system at the forefront of Europe’s fight against cancer The head of the Radiotherapy Oncology department at La Fe Hospital in Valencia believes that proton therapy will put the Spanish public system at the forefront of Europe’s fight against cancer Cáncer Valencia Hospital La Fe INMA FLORES (EL PAÍS) Antonio Conde Oncologist Antonio Conde Moreno photographed in February in Madrid. Oncologist Antonio Conde Moreno photographed in February in Madrid. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/RS2V6BTAFBGYDCKOUKE67SOAD4.jpg?auth=4995cb3afc5098c6d8da6a91b5dd8ebd62200ee38e386b9428502d19671a4c67" width="8050" height="5369" alt="Oncologist Antonio Conde Moreno photographed in February in Madrid."></img><p>Antonio Conde Moreno, 51, is head of the Radiation Oncology Department at La Fe Hospital in the Spanish city of Valencia and coordinator of the national monitoring platform for Spain’s <a href="https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/news/Paginas/2021/20211019_proton-therapy.aspx" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/news/Paginas/2021/20211019_proton-therapy.aspx">Proton Therapy Implementation Plan</a>. He believes that proton therapy is the missing piece in existing cancer treatment techniques and will place the Spanish public healthcare system at the forefront of Europe’s fight against cancer, a disease that is being diagnosed earlier and cured with fewer side effects. He is optimistic, but cautious.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-03-17/antonio-conde-oncologist-if-we-dont-name-cancer-we-stigmatize-the-patient.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-13/the-nightmare-of-organizing-a-morrissey-concert.html Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:34:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-13/the-nightmare-of-organizing-a-morrissey-concert.html Marta Moreiras The former frontman of The Smiths canceled his Thursday concert in Valencia due to ‘sleep deprivation,’ a decision that highlights the challengers promoters have to deal with The former frontman of The Smiths canceled his Thursday concert in Valencia due to ‘sleep deprivation,’ a decision that highlights the challengers promoters have to deal with Morrissey The Smiths Valencia Fallas Christopher Polk (FilmMagic) turkey. Morrissey and Chloe the Turkey during Turkey Is Diner, Not Dinner, at Charlotte Ross's PETA Thanksgiving at Home of Celebrity Photographer Greg Gorman in Hollywood, CA, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic) Morrissey and a turkey named Chloe at a PETA event in California in 2002. Morrissey and a turkey named Chloe at a PETA event in California in 2002. <p>It had all the makings of a historic event, but it wasn’t to be. Just hours before his highly anticipated performance at the Palau de les Arts Auditorium in Valencia, Morrissey cancelled what was to be his first concert in Spain in 10 years on Thursday, claiming he hadn’t been able to sleep a wink the night before.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-13/the-nightmare-of-organizing-a-morrissey-concert.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GEK2FQVITBBLLHSPI3X4AVIH4M.jpg?auth=1fa4de766551e1ddc823846addbef5469a6e85f5346057015f6f2a59caf467f3" width="4911" height="3216" alt="The members of The Smiths, from left to right: Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce (drums), Morrissey and Johnny Marr, at a concert in the mid-1980s."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/RK6HHDYSTJB7LOUF3ETNXNSWKA.jpg?auth=e1003009fd8fffc7e56d74aca2f9a478b435362de8c6bc12d842dd366deed4db" width="4982" height="3322" alt="Morrissey performing on February 28 at the O2 Arena in London."></img> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-03-02/norwegian-influencer-buys-failed-property-development-in-spain-to-build-self-sufficient-eco-community.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:37:47 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-03-02/norwegian-influencer-buys-failed-property-development-in-spain-to-build-self-sufficient-eco-community.html Beatriz Olaizola The Modern Eco Village plans to erect 500 homes, schools and shops in a pristine mountain spot near the protected reservoir of Beniarrés, in Alicante province. The plan builds on an earlier attempt that flopped due to the 2008 financial crisis The Modern Eco Village plans to erect 500 homes, schools and shops in a pristine mountain spot near the protected reservoir of Beniarrés, in Alicante province. The plan builds on an earlier attempt that flopped due to the 2008 financial crisis Alicante Oslo Esteban González Pons Valencia PP Embalse de Beniarrés (Alicante) Aerial view of the area where the village is to be built, next to Beniarrés reservoir in Alicante. Aerial view of the area where the village is to be built, next to Beniarrés reservoir in Alicante. <p>It was going to be a huge success: the homes would be built on a 500,000 square meter (123-acre) tract of land nestled in the mountains of Alicante, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-12-16/the-iberian-peninsula-is-rotating-clockwise-scientists-report.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-12-16/the-iberian-peninsula-is-rotating-clockwise-scientists-report.html">in the Spanish Mediterranean</a>, on the idyllic shore of a water reservoir and close to a friendly village of just 700 residents. The original project, which began in 2006, was dubbed La Joya de Planes (The Jewel of Planes) and envisioned as a large residential development of 435 homes facing the Beniarrés reservoir, a few miles from the existing village of Planes. The plot of land had previously been owned by the family of Esteban González Pons, a politician with Spain’s conservative Popular Party (PP) and a member of the European Parliament between 2014 and 2023. The plot was rezoned and approved for building before the surrounding area received protected status in 2007 due to its high environmental value.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-03-02/norwegian-influencer-buys-failed-property-development-in-spain-to-build-self-sufficient-eco-community.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/6L7Z47QEIRGIFGREICO7KQA4GQ.png?auth=a080f8497bef945fe2398ab6dfe2cf1206d0e659475f7e4f63b27dda25f27cf3" width="1328" height="710" alt="Six modules with different potential designs. "></img> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-03-01/spain-straining-at-the-seams.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 04:45:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-03-01/spain-straining-at-the-seams.html Amanda Mars ,Daniele Grasso Despite a lower population density than other Western European countries, this nation of just under 50 million is struggling with crowded cities, insufficient investment in transportation, high electricity demand and the effects of mass tourism Despite a lower population density than other Western European countries, this nation of just under 50 million is struggling with crowded cities, insufficient investment in transportation, high electricity demand and the effects of mass tourism Madrid Barcelona Valencia Málaga Costa del Sol GIANLUCA BATTISTA aglomeracion domingo Crowds at the Plaza Catalunya metro station in Barcelona. Crowds at the Plaza Catalunya metro station in Barcelona. <p>The unthinkable — regulating pedestrian traffic on sidewalks — was first considered by councilman Javier Barbero Gutiérrez a few months before Christmas 2017. For years, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-05-10/where-are-you-headed-madrid.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-05-10/where-are-you-headed-madrid.html">Madrid’s city center</a> had been overflowing with people on some weekends. And on long weekends, it was literally packed. The level of congestion on the most popular streets resembled that of a concert, only instead of staying in one place, people moved in different directions. The narrower areas were a potential death trap. Barbero, head of the Health and Safety department, met with the police and a decision was made: on the peak days of December, Preciados Street would be used for going up from Sol, and Carmen Street for going down.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2026-03-01/spain-straining-at-the-seams.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/KW7DYFIOVBDDBGHD6CWRSFKKL4.jpg?auth=200b21540ff8b0e965dc3399d2e6c5c463c5ec7bb1bbbbce16944dd6d9ac50f3" width="3984" height="2656" alt="A multitude of people stroll along Preciados Street, in the center of Madrid."></img> https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-01-01/crickets-and-grubs-on-the-menu-are-we-ready-to-eat-insects.html Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:22:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-01-01/crickets-and-grubs-on-the-menu-are-we-ready-to-eat-insects.html Ramiro Varea The consumption of edible insects, a common part of the diet of some Asian and Latin American countries, is tentatively gaining ground in Europe despite the cultural divide. The EU already allows the use of four invertebrates in food products, and some chefs are experimenting with them The consumption of edible insects, a common part of the diet of some Asian and Latin American countries, is tentatively gaining ground in Europe despite the cultural divide. The EU already allows the use of four invertebrates in food products, and some chefs are experimenting with them Insectos China Vietnam Perú México Colombia Barcelona Valencia Saber y Sabor Crickets and grubs on the menu: Are we ready to eat insects? Ant curd, raw shrimp, ants, and wild arugula flowers. Image provided by chef Diego Prado. Ant curd, raw shrimp, ants, and wild arugula flowers. Image provided by chef Diego Prado. <p>For many years, eating insects has been unthinkable, at least in Western countries. Who would think of putting a caterpillar or a cricket in their mouths? This is in stark contrast to places like Mexico, Colombia, Thailand, Vietnam, Peru, Cambodia, or China, deeply rooted in their culinary traditions since time immemorial. In Asia and Latin America, it’s common to find crispy cockroaches, scorpion skewers, stewed tarantulas, or ant larvae sauce. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-05-07/beyond-meat-insects-and-lab-mushrooms-to-save-the-planet.html">Entomophagy</a>, as the insect diet is known, is slowly beginning to break down taboos and cross borders.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2026-01-01/crickets-and-grubs-on-the-menu-are-we-ready-to-eat-insects.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GLU5N3HRINC23CUSLTCZKJ2FTU.jpg?auth=357c87ac83a51d69fa3a565521088aca2ed98db2a8265cedf6e55005a94f9638" width="4016" height="2617" alt="Edible insects from the Insectum store in the Valencian market of Ruzafa."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-18/authorities-dismantle-jalisco-new-generation-cartels-office-in-spain.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:33:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-18/authorities-dismantle-jalisco-new-generation-cartels-office-in-spain.html Juana Viúdez Police arrested 20 people, including high-priority DEA targets and members of the Italian Camorra Police arrested 20 people, including high-priority DEA targets and members of the Italian Camorra Camorra DEA Mafia Nemesio "El Mencho" Madrid Ávila Valencia Bilbao Omar García Harfuch Part of the cocaine shipment seized in Operation Oyamel. Part of the cocaine shipment seized in Operation Oyamel. <p>Spanish Police on Tuesday announced the dismantling of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-31/el-mencho-the-discreet-drug-lord-in-charge-of-mexicos-most-powerful-cartel.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-31/el-mencho-the-discreet-drug-lord-in-charge-of-mexicos-most-powerful-cartel.html">Jalisco New Generation Cartel</a>’s (CJNG) “office” in Spain. The CJNG is one of Mexico’s most powerful criminal organizations and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States. The announcement coincides with a drug trafficking operation that resulted in 20 arrests, including two high-priority DEA targets and members of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-27/roberto-saviano-to-be-believed-you-have-to-die-like-falcone-or-risk-dying-what-kind-of-world-do-we-live-in.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-27/roberto-saviano-to-be-believed-you-have-to-die-like-falcone-or-risk-dying-what-kind-of-world-do-we-live-in.html">Italian Camorra</a> involved in international distribution.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-18/authorities-dismantle-jalisco-new-generation-cartels-office-in-spain.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-11-10/spanish-pm-pedro-sanchez-normalizing-our-relations-with-mexico-is-a-priority.html Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:42:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-11-10/spanish-pm-pedro-sanchez-normalizing-our-relations-with-mexico-is-a-priority.html Jan Martínez Ahrens ,Carlos E Cué The leader of Spain’s leftist governing coalition is facing political and legal turmoil, but remains confident that ‘the truth’ will prevail and says he wants to run for re-election in 2027 The leader of Spain’s leftist governing coalition is facing political and legal turmoil, but remains confident that ‘the truth’ will prevail and says he wants to run for re-election in 2027 Pedro Sánchez Madrid Juan Carlos I Alberto Núñez Feijóo Carles Puigdemont Valencia JuntsxCat Vox Santiago Abascal <p>It’s Thursday morning and Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, 53, arrives at the Miró Room in La Moncloa, the seat of government, dressed in a blue suit and in good spirits. He seems eager to continue the fight. Neither the fierce legal pressure nor the withdrawal of parliamentary support by the Catalan separatist party Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia), announced just an hour earlier, appear to have affected the Socialist Party (PSOE) leader. On the contrary, during the interview he affirmed that he will run again in the 2027 general elections, and even allowed himself a touch of sarcasm regarding the new memoir by Spain’s emeritus king Juan Carlos I: “I haven’t read it yet, but I’ll also tell you that it won’t be one of the books I recommend this Christmas, given what’s happened.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-11-10/spanish-pm-pedro-sanchez-normalizing-our-relations-with-mexico-is-a-priority.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ERY4MNS3B5FM3PQVH2INILKBFA.jpg?auth=42ff8449427ef91d8b6d4a3e0a7eb20f893c9af39d05321fc984af2a0ee44f3f" width="7380" height="4815" alt="Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at La Moncloa last Thursday."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/A6KGSQSLUZATROY7DDONGI23S4.jpg?auth=8c86725699d71818a5bf57b0d81fbe7f31dcc56da6fc22de105c8f0304438334" width="4000" height="1523" alt="The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, during the interview with EL PAÍS."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HZF33BCDO5FLPA3DJBSIOHNFSM.jpg?auth=d0d929dc8dd446b09154ad9ce4726ff12422179ed6795ba8b7dd22490c75ced1" width="7425" height="4953" alt="Pedro Sánchez during his interview with EL PAÍS."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/VPAUTC5C4ZBZNJJFAQJTM5YZ7A.jpg?auth=57fbbd2248157411a0eeb3298995c457c46626efcfc34601de4a64496ce41fcb" width="8188" height="4606" alt="Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during the interview with the editor of EL PAÍS, Jan Martínez Ahrens, and the newspaper's political correspondent, Carlos E. Cué."></img> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-09-29/torrential-rain-in-eastern-spain-revive-memories-of-last-years-deadly-floods.html Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:22:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-09-29/torrential-rain-in-eastern-spain-revive-memories-of-last-years-deadly-floods.html EL PAÍS In most of the towns affected by the flash flooding, no major incidents occurred overnight, although certain Catalan towns saw rainfall totals reach 246 mm In most of the towns affected by the flash flooding, no major incidents occurred overnight, although certain Catalan towns saw rainfall totals reach 246 mm Tarragona Valencia Alicante Castellón Alfafar Aldaia Aragón Zaragoza Mònica Torres (EL PAÍS) Rain in Valencia Workers clean a tunnel at the Aldaia train station. Workers clean a tunnel at the Aldaia train station. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TW6GMBQPERBFXMUKQJDDB3PCKI.jpg?auth=44be0088f9eae0d7fc6e35ac913096850ed8a951a9f3032d61caee34a96f98e4" width="7830" height="5222" alt="Workers clean a tunnel at the Aldaia train station."></img><p>Residents of ground zero of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-11-01/a-visual-guide-to-understanding-the-deadly-floods-in-spain.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-11-01/a-visual-guide-to-understanding-the-deadly-floods-in-spain.html">October 2024 flash floods in Spain</a>, which killed 229 people, went to bed on Sunday night with the feeling that history might repeat itself. In the afternoon, they had received a cell phone alert from the regional government of Valencia warning of heavy rains expected as a storm system passed over the region, with totals potentially reaching 180 mm of rain. In Catalonia, where cell phone alerts were also issued advising caution, the rainfall so far has been the heaviest, with up to 246 mm of rain in areas such as Amposta, Tarragona.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-09-29/torrential-rain-in-eastern-spain-revive-memories-of-last-years-deadly-floods.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-09-28/childrens-literature-can-also-have-very-young-authors.html Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-09-28/childrens-literature-can-also-have-very-young-authors.html Tommaso Koch Publishers and non-profit groups in Spain, Portugal, Australia and Ireland share the same conviction: that the best writers of children’s books are the kids themselves Publishers and non-profit groups in Spain, Portugal, Australia and Ireland share the same conviction: that the best writers of children’s books are the kids themselves Portugal Australia Valencia Fábrica A creative workshop by the Portuguese organization Fábrica de Histórias, in an image provided by the latter. A creative workshop by the Portuguese organization Fábrica de Histórias, in an image provided by the latter. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-06-07/how-babies-develop-during-the-first-two-years-of-life-a-month-by-month-guide.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-06-07/how-babies-develop-during-the-first-two-years-of-life-a-month-by-month-guide.html">Babies know how to do</a> just the bare minimum: breathe, eat, cry. And, hopefully, sleep. For everything else, however, they need support. Little by little, they learn how to dress, wash, stack building blocks and think for themselves. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-09-28/childrens-literature-can-also-have-very-young-authors.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-08-15/spanish-authorities-put-number-of-active-forest-fires-across-the-country-with-a-high-risk-level-at-16.html Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:14:44 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-08-15/spanish-authorities-put-number-of-active-forest-fires-across-the-country-with-a-high-risk-level-at-16.html José Nicolás ,Agencias . A fire that started in the Galician town of A Mezquita spread to Castile and León on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 people A fire that started in the Galician town of A Mezquita spread to Castile and León on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 people Madrid Ourense Galicia Zamora Extremadura Valencia Castilla y León Salamanca UME Adif Renfe Aemet Sxenick (EFE) ourense Volunteers battle the flames of the A Gudiña fire (Ourense) Thursday. Volunteers battle the flames of the A Gudiña fire (Ourense) Thursday. <p>The <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-08-14/fires-continue-to-rage-in-spain-overwhelming-authorities.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-08-14/fires-continue-to-rage-in-spain-overwhelming-authorities.html">wave of wildfires continues to rage in Spain</a>. Over the past week, 111,916 hectares have burned in 38 fires, according to estimates from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has recorded 16 major fires with a high level of risk currently active in Spain, according to data from the National Emergency Monitoring and Coordination Center as of Friday morning. Four of these outbreaks are located in Galicia (A Mezquita, Chandrexa de Queixa, Maceda-Santiso and Oimbra, all in the province of Ourense), five in Castile and León (Gallegos del Río and Molezuelas de la Carballeda-Castrocalbón, in Zamora; Yeres-Puente de Domingo Flórez and Orallo-Villablino, in León; and in La Alberca, in the province of Salamanca), two in Extremadura (in Jarilla, Cáceres and in Llerena, Badajoz), one in Cangas del Narcea (Asturias) and another in Teresa de Cofrentes, in the province of Valencia. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-08-15/spanish-authorities-put-number-of-active-forest-fires-across-the-country-with-a-high-risk-level-at-16.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-08-12/spain-battles-dozens-of-wildfires-amid-heatwave.html Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:14:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-08-12/spain-battles-dozens-of-wildfires-amid-heatwave.html Julio Núñez The fires have scorched thousands of hectares, forced residents from homes in multiple regions, and claimed one life near Madrid The fires have scorched thousands of hectares, forced residents from homes in multiple regions, and claimed one life near Madrid Pedro Sánchez Valencia Madrid Cádiz Navarra Castilla-La Mancha Castilla y León Wildfires in Spain (Spanish text) A forest fire that remains active in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), on Tuesday. A forest fire that remains active in Chandrexa de Queixa (Ourense), on Tuesday. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-10-13/half-of-spains-towns-at-high-risk-of-forest-fires.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-10-13/half-of-spains-towns-at-high-risk-of-forest-fires.html">Dozens of forest fires</a> that have broken out in various parts of Spain in recent days have burned thousands of hectares and forced thousands of people to spend the night away from their homes: more than 3,700 residents in Castilla y León, 2,000 in Cádiz, and 180 in several housing developments in the north of Madrid, where one person has died after suffering severe burns. Over the course of the day, dozens of those affected are expected to return to their homes.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-08-12/spain-battles-dozens-of-wildfires-amid-heatwave.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-11/its-not-tlalocs-fault-mexico-city-floods-due-to-a-broken-system.html Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:00:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-11/its-not-tlalocs-fault-mexico-city-floods-due-to-a-broken-system.html Verónica Garrido The impact of the rainy season reveal decades of neglect, poor urban management, and institutional neglect that has worsened the flooding The impact of the rainy season reveal decades of neglect, poor urban management, and institutional neglect that has worsened the flooding México Clara Brugada América Valencia EPV Flooding in Mexico City (Spanish audio) Flooding in Magdalena Contreras. Flooding in Magdalena Contreras. <p>The Mexicas were bold to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-12-07/the-old-story-of-defeated-empires-the-inca-rulers-spoiled-their-children-while-the-aztecs-were-told-they-were-going-to-die-in-battle.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-12-07/the-old-story-of-defeated-empires-the-inca-rulers-spoiled-their-children-while-the-aztecs-were-told-they-were-going-to-die-in-battle.html">found a city on a lake</a>, but 700 years later, the people of Mexico City are paying dearly for that decision with flooding and subsidence. Each rainy season in Mexico City seems worse than the last, and year after year it is said to have broken its own record for the amount of water falling from the sky. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-11/its-not-tlalocs-fault-mexico-city-floods-due-to-a-broken-system.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SI6COCC36RBRXHO6DTMHL7LKXA.jpg?auth=cbe8e4591a1da0568654d922b858c47251c1bbb5ce85df1ffec4ae2af9b491f5" width="5752" height="3835" alt="Work on a mega sinkhole in Magdalena Contreras."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SOVQNFPE4RGLJICE3DYMGJH42Y.jpg?auth=984df35d998e569982b2d9c5d1938f652ae60afc1ddf76cb76e965c0fad3f6f9" width="5404" height="3603" alt="Celia Aguirre Cruz, a resident affected by the heavy rains."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/F3U4YS2ZHVA2BAW5V2SN5HW7C4.jpg?auth=38b98590913375ce032837a1e7cdc3f9cafe733d042bf56692de4f79813286ba" width="5647" height="3765" alt="Águeda López, one of the residents affected by the rains."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/XMDG7S6JKNGDPGT2UEWICHAAHI.jpg?auth=5a231749f6bff89c30aaabdc8e066c2cfc122c0b081baec5b3b74ed297ef5d6c" width="3466" height="1950" alt="Aerial view of rainfall in the Tlahuác municipality."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/SWM7FO3JEVFHRF62GWQENCJNBA.jpg?auth=6b31810f723dba2082318cb52903004b3bcf46fe94bba7525880c462d335cde6" width="5655" height="3770" alt="Jaime González sitting on a wall he built to keep water out of his house."></img> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-08-03/buying-not-renting-individual-rooms-as-a-solution-to-the-housing-crisis.html Sun, 03 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-08-03/buying-not-renting-individual-rooms-as-a-solution-to-the-housing-crisis.html Sandra López Letón Spanish start-up Habitacion.com, with revenue of $1.65 million, says it has more than 21,000 people on a waiting list for a unit Spanish start-up Habitacion.com, with revenue of $1.65 million, says it has more than 21,000 people on a waiting list for a unit Barcelona Madrid Valencia Granada Habitacion.com (EL PAÍS) NEGOCIOS 22/06/2025 HABITACION.COM Rooms for sale like this one cost between €60,000 and €80,000. Rooms for sale like this one cost between €60,000 and €80,000. <p>Spain is crying out for a solution to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2024-06-16/not-in-the-city-not-in-the-countryside-in-spain-rental-pressure-leaves-tenants-with-nowhere-to-go.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2024-06-16/not-in-the-city-not-in-the-countryside-in-spain-rental-pressure-leaves-tenants-with-nowhere-to-go.html">its serious housing crisis</a>. While the central and regional governments try to accelerate policies to achieve more affordable rent, business entrepreneurs are coming up with solutions that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-02-23/cohousing-projects-to-ease-spains-real-estate-crisis.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-02-23/cohousing-projects-to-ease-spains-real-estate-crisis.html">break with traditional logic</a>. Oriol Valls and Anna Bedmar, two 33-year-olds from Catalonia, created a startup in 2023 that allows people to buy individual rooms. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-08-03/buying-not-renting-individual-rooms-as-a-solution-to-the-housing-crisis.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-07-15/inside-the-private-telegram-chat-calling-for-immigrants-in-spain-to-be-hunted-down-arab-heads-will-roll.html Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:08:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-07-15/inside-the-private-telegram-chat-calling-for-immigrants-in-spain-to-be-hunted-down-arab-heads-will-roll.html Manuel Viejo González The group was abruptly shut down at 8:36 p.m. on Monday for ‘inciting violence’ in the wake of an attack on an elderly man in the town of Torre Pacheco The group was abruptly shut down at 8:36 p.m. on Monday for ‘inciting violence’ in the wake of an attack on an elderly man in the town of Torre Pacheco Torre-Pacheco Madrid Barcelona Valencia Vox Telegram Violeta Santos Moura (REUTERS) Anti-migrant unrest after an attack on an elderly man by unknown assailants earlier in the week, in Torre Pacheco, Spain, July 15, 2025. Anti-migrant unrest after an attack on an elderly man by unknown assailants earlier in the week, in Torre Pacheco, Spain, July 15, 2025. <p>A pinned message, right at the top:</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-07-15/inside-the-private-telegram-chat-calling-for-immigrants-in-spain-to-be-hunted-down-arab-heads-will-roll.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/3Q4TOJ2LXZGKPL5EWAIA6TE2MU.jpg?auth=ccacb3eb8427cbf78c06a663511ef15bb6fb6ec11d4ed12449e6a825b42b6ce0" width="2400" height="1600" alt="Some of the messages in the Murcía Telegram chat. "></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-07/super-mario-the-spanish-retiree-who-moved-to-ukraine-and-disappeared-40-months-ago-in-russian-prisons.html Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:22:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-07/super-mario-the-spanish-retiree-who-moved-to-ukraine-and-disappeared-40-months-ago-in-russian-prisons.html Cristian Segura Mariano García Calatayud was arrested in 2022 by Kremlin agents in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, where he participated in street protests. With no news of his whereabouts for years, his family believes he may be locked up in Moscow Mariano García Calatayud was arrested in 2022 by Kremlin agents in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, where he participated in street protests. With no news of his whereabouts for years, his family believes he may be locked up in Moscow Vladimir Putin Donbás Donetsk Crimea Valencia EL PAÍS Español en Ucrania Mariano García Calatayud, in an image provided by 'À Punt NTC'. Mariano García Calatayud, in an image provided by 'À Punt NTC'. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/ETSBXDXW6JES7D5UVNR5Y5XGEY.jpg?auth=fd23ee426a56baa6b3ee0975687a7c72fb71d77132264907cb48474ad9d7872c" width="1280" height="720" alt="Mariano García Calatayud, in an image provided by 'À Punt NTC'."></img><p>Ukrainians call him Mario because Mariano is a strange name for them, difficult to remember in a Slavic country. But in Ukraine, they still remember him as “Super Mario,” as he was dubbed by KHPG, a Kharkiv-based human rights NGO that’s been tracking him. Mariano García Calatayud is a retiree from Carlet, a small town in Spain’s Mediterranean Valencia region, who decided to move to Ukraine in 2014. On March 19, 2022, three weeks after the Russian invasion began, the Russian security services arrested him in <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-10-05/ukrainian-army-meets-little-resistance-as-it-approaches-city-of-kherson.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-10-05/ukrainian-army-meets-little-resistance-as-it-approaches-city-of-kherson.html">the occupied city of Kherson</a>. Almost 40 months later, his family and friends do not know what has become of him.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-07/super-mario-the-spanish-retiree-who-moved-to-ukraine-and-disappeared-40-months-ago-in-russian-prisons.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NN52DP3WPZGDDAXLESFXJ7UJ6Y.jpg?auth=653556cbecff01320bcf66aa8aaabfafbc80cc62a764c21110871d489b7fd5d2" width="1280" height="855" alt="García Calatayud (left) during a protest against the Russian occupiers in Kherson in 2022."></img> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-06-29/new-cocaine-trafficking-methods-from-stockpiling-drugs-until-prices-rise-to-using-offshore-drop-offs.html Sun, 29 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-06-29/new-cocaine-trafficking-methods-from-stockpiling-drugs-until-prices-rise-to-using-offshore-drop-offs.html Juana Viúdez Criminal groups are adopting new methods to smuggle drugs following recent crackdowns on large shipments at ports Criminal groups are adopting new methods to smuggle drugs following recent crackdowns on large shipments at ports Algeciras Barcelona Valencia Málaga Cádiz Canarias Vigo Galicia Hachís POLICÍA NACIONAL Operación Sombra Negra An abandoned wreck in Lanzarote that a drug trafficking network used as a refueling platform for boats or speedboats. An abandoned wreck in Lanzarote that a drug trafficking network used as a refueling platform for boats or speedboats. <p>After two years of record seizures — including the historic bust of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-03/the-trail-left-by-the-largest-cocaine-haul-in-spanish-history.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-03/the-trail-left-by-the-largest-cocaine-haul-in-spanish-history.html">13 tons hidden in a container in the Port of Algeciras</a> in the Spanish province of Cádiz — drug trafficking networks are trying to evade police pressure with new methods to smuggle the drug or are turning to alternative tactics, such as stockpiling until prices rise. These trends include leaving cocaine floating at sea, marked with buoys for narco-boats to pick up — a method known as “drop-off” — or using narco-submarines capable of transporting large quantities.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-06-29/new-cocaine-trafficking-methods-from-stockpiling-drugs-until-prices-rise-to-using-offshore-drop-offs.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-06-09/ardem-patapoutian-nobel-prize-winner-in-medicine-90-of-people-dont-even-know-they-have-a-sense-of-proprioception.html Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:16:47 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-06-09/ardem-patapoutian-nobel-prize-winner-in-medicine-90-of-people-dont-even-know-they-have-a-sense-of-proprioception.html Manuel Ansede The biologist explains his latest discoveries, his new tattoo, his kidnapping, and his five rules for being creative The biologist explains his latest discoveries, his new tattoo, his kidnapping, and his five rules for being creative Science Valencia San Diego Beirut Mònica Torres Ciencia Biologist Ardem Patapoutian, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, at a hotel in Valencia on June 3. Biologist Ardem Patapoutian, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, at a hotel in Valencia on June 3. <p>At 57 years old and having won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-03-01/scientists-discover-new-protein-involved-in-our-sense-of-touch.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2024-03-01/scientists-discover-new-protein-involved-in-our-sense-of-touch.html">biologist Ardem Patapoutian</a> decided to get his first tattoo: a huge drawing that would take up his entire right arm. His partner, fellow scientist Nancy Hong, responded with humor. “When I had the idea, my wife suggested I wait one year to see if I still wanted it. She’s very intelligent. She said, ‘Make sure it’s not a midlife crisis.’ So I waited one year,” he says with a laugh, rolling up his shirtsleeves and showing off <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ardemp.bskyverified.social/post/3lbj3zwd3222c" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://bsky.app/profile/ardemp.bskyverified.social/post/3lbj3zwd3222c">his tattoo</a>. It’s the outline of a molecule, the very one that earned him the <a href="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2021/patapoutian/facts/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2021/patapoutian/facts/">Nobel Prize in 2021</a>: the Piezo family of proteins, which are responsible for the sense of touch and an increasingly astonishing list of human characteristics.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-06-09/ardem-patapoutian-nobel-prize-winner-in-medicine-90-of-people-dont-even-know-they-have-a-sense-of-proprioception.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-06-06/the-long-road-of-el-cid-from-plundering-mercenary-to-francoist-legend.html Fri, 06 Jun 2025 11:24:52 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-06-06/the-long-road-of-el-cid-from-plundering-mercenary-to-francoist-legend.html Guillermo Altares Lucendo The historian Nora Berend rememorates the construction of the myth of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar from the Middle Ages to the present The historian Nora Berend rememorates the construction of the myth of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar from the Middle Ages to the present Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar 'El Cid' Francisco Franco Valencia Castilla y León José María Aznar ORONOZ / ALBUM (EL PAÍS) BABELIA WEB 06/06/2025 EL CID Franco as El Cid in 'Allegory of Franco and the Crusade', a mural by Arturo Reque Meruvia-Kemer. Franco as El Cid in 'Allegory of Franco and the Crusade', a mural by Arturo Reque Meruvia-Kemer. <p>In the 11th century, the Spanish region known today as La Rioja was part of a vast uninhabited area of the Iberian Peninsula that served as a buffer zone between the Christian <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/06/01/inenglish/1496320704_238363.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/06/01/inenglish/1496320704_238363.html">and Muslim kingdoms</a>. It was a sparsely populated territory, fraught with danger. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-06-06/the-long-road-of-el-cid-from-plundering-mercenary-to-francoist-legend.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-05-07/first-coronavirus-now-cancer-the-technology-used-for-new-cancer-vaccines.html Wed, 07 May 2025 11:00:07 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-05-07/first-coronavirus-now-cancer-the-technology-used-for-new-cancer-vaccines.html Caio Ruvenal Scientists project that by 2026 the results of clinical trials being conducted in 25 countries, including Spain, will be approved Scientists project that by 2026 the results of clinical trials being conducted in 25 countries, including Spain, will be approved Cáncer Coronavirus Valencia Madrid Barcelona Málaga picture alliance (dpa/picture alliance via Getty I) Messenger RNA technology BioNtech laboratory assistants simulate the production of the COVID-19 vaccine at the new production facility in Marburg. BioNtech laboratory assistants simulate the production of the COVID-19 vaccine at the new production facility in Marburg. <p>What normally takes 10 years was accomplished in 10 months. The urgent need for a vaccine <a href="https://elpais.com/especiales/coronavirus-covid-19/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air/" target="_self" rel="" title="https://elpais.com/especiales/coronavirus-covid-19/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air/">during the coronavirus pandemic</a> prompted hundreds of scientists around the world to search for a solution in record time. In addition to the millions invested and the unprecedented global collaboration, another factor was key: messenger RNA (mRNA) technology.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-05-07/first-coronavirus-now-cancer-the-technology-used-for-new-cancer-vaccines.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-05-06/hollywoods-big-lie-about-disasters-in-crises-like-spains-blackout-the-natural-reaction-is-generosity-not-panic.html Tue, 06 May 2025 11:55:56 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-05-06/hollywoods-big-lie-about-disasters-in-crises-like-spains-blackout-the-natural-reaction-is-generosity-not-panic.html Javier Salas Historical cases and scientific analysis show that the most common human reaction to disasters is to help others, a trait that defines our species and that authorities do not know how to channel Historical cases and scientific analysis show that the most common human reaction to disasters is to help others, a trait that defines our species and that authorities do not know how to channel Hollywood Rebecca Solnit Valencia La Palma Coronavirus Covid-19 Homo sapiens Rodrigo Jiménez (EFE) Several people hitchhiking to try to return home after the power outage in Madrid. Several people hitchhiking to try to return home after the power outage in Madrid. <p>A plane crashes into one of the tallest towers in the world. The situation is complete emergency, and employees on numerous floors have to evacuate the building in single file and via the stairs. How would a Hollywood movie portray that scene? Screaming, pushing, heartless people stamping on each other’s heads to save themselves. What happened on September 11, 2001, in New York? The entire building maintained the calm necessary for almost everyone to be saved. The evacuees actively helped each other, carrying injured colleagues or guiding strangers through dark stairwells. In emergency after emergency, this is the norm: extreme selfishness doesn’t emerge, but rather those affected act generously, if not heroically, toward strangers. In crisis situations, such as the<a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-28/massive-power-outages-cause-blackouts-in-spain-and-portugal.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-28/massive-power-outages-cause-blackouts-in-spain-and-portugal.html"> massive blackout on the Iberian Peninsula</a> last week, people don’t take a baseball bat to their neighbors, but rather hand them a pack of batteries even though they’ve never exchanged a word. Why do we continue to believe that the opposite is natural?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-05-06/hollywoods-big-lie-about-disasters-in-crises-like-spains-blackout-the-natural-reaction-is-generosity-not-panic.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-29/spain-tries-to-go-back-to-normal-after-biggest-blackout-in-its-history.html Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:24:43 GMT https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-29/spain-tries-to-go-back-to-normal-after-biggest-blackout-in-its-history.html EL PAÍS More than 99% of the country’s power supply has been recovered, but some rail service is still suspended in Madrid and Barcelona More than 99% of the country’s power supply has been recovered, but some rail service is still suspended in Madrid and Barcelona Madrid Pedro Sánchez Andalucía Valencia Murcia Extremadura La Rioja Castilla-La Mancha Galicia Seat Ford España Yolanda Díaz Arcelor-Mittal Claudio Álvarez Spain biggest blackout The Concepción neighborhood in Madrid Monday during the blackout. The Concepción neighborhood in Madrid Monday during the blackout. <p>Spain was attempting Tuesday morning to return to normality after the country suffered the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-28/massive-power-outages-cause-blackouts-in-spain-and-portugal.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-28/massive-power-outages-cause-blackouts-in-spain-and-portugal.html">largest blackout in its history</a>. At just after 12:30 p.m. on Monday, there was “a very sharp fluctuation in power flows” that caused a collapse across the entire power grid in the Iberian Peninsula, also affecting Portugal, according to the initial explanation provided by Red Eléctrica de España (REE), the electricity grid operator. By 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, more than 99% of the country’s power supply had been restored and all substations in the network were back on line, the company reported.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-04-29/spain-tries-to-go-back-to-normal-after-biggest-blackout-in-its-history.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>