Very positive balance of the White Virgin: the Vitorians have lived, celebrated and enjoyed the holidays
The mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria, has made a "very positive"assessment of the festivities of the White Virgin, which have been celebrated, lived and enjoyed by the citizens, with days of great participation, in which coexistence has been the dominantnote.
In addition, crime has fallen by almost 30% and there have been hardly any significant incidents. The protocol on serious sexual assault has not been activated, but there have been eight complaints against sexual freedom. Orchestral concerts and music performances have brought together 148,000 people, 18,000 more than last year.
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A forest fire in La Rioja has reached Álava
The fire has originated in the Riojana town of Gimileo, but has entered Álava by a chopstick, so the Guardia firefighters have moved to the site to assist in the extinction work.
The fire is burning Spain with more than a dozen forest fires
Most of the fires have originated in Castilla y León (more than 5,000 people are out of their homes) and Ourense (Galicia), but there have also been major fires in Tres Cantos (Madrid), Navalmoralejo (Toledo) and Tarifa (Cadiz).
There's been a massive rally in Pobes to protest the murder in Viloria
The judge has sent to prison the young man arrested for the murder of a 34-year-old man in Viloria. This is the first of the three days of mourning decreed by the Ribera Alta City Council, where citizens have concentrated this evening.
Ezkaba mendiaren magalean aurkitu dute joan den ostiralean Atarrabian desagertutako 70 urteko gizonaren gorpua
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Dozens of people sweep the Urumea in a special "treasure hunt"
The Big Week program is extensive and extends to every corner of the city. Today, in the Loiola neighborhood, 40 people have entered the Urumea River in 15 canoes to participate in an original "treasure hunt." The goal was to clean the river and the participants have found all kinds of remains.
A 7-year-old Biscayan who was on holiday at Fuenmayor's camp has died
The Government of La Rioja has not reported the cause of death, but has ruled out that it was due to a heat shock or an accident.
Cantabria warns that Asian algae that have appeared in Noja can spread to the rest of the Cantabrian Sea
Last Friday, the Cantabria Government began collecting these algae that have covered the beaches of Noja. In the first three days, 1,620 tons were withdrawn and deposited in a municipal estate for treatment and compost.
A man has been arrested in San Sebastian for stabbing a person in a barbecue in the chest
The incident occurred about eight o'clock on Monday afternoon in the Bidebieta neighbourhood of the capital of Guipuzcoana.
A series of tips to deal with extreme temperatures
The Basque Government has warned that the heat accumulated in the last few days and planned until the end of the week necessarily requires an increase in preventive measures, for which it has published a number of recommendations:
They keep keeping watch and soaking up the fire area in the carcass to prevent it from re-igniting
The fire, which has been burning since Saturday night in the Navarre town of Carcastillo, was stabilized and surrounded yesterday afternoon by firefighters after two rough days, but is not yet completely extinguished.