Storm Regina brings strong winds and muddy rain to Spain, Madrid’s iconic Cibeles fountain to undergo renovation, breast cancer mortality in Spain falls by 40+ percent in 30 years and more news on Tuesday March 3rd.
Madrid’s iconic Cibeles fountain to undergo renovation
The Madrid City Council will begin the complete restoration of its Cibeles fountain next June. Cibeles is one of the capital’s most recognisable symbols and where Real Madrid celebrate their trophies.
The project will involve an investment of approximately €400,000, a figure that includes drafting the plans, carrying out the work, and providing technical direction for the restoration.
The estimated timeframe is five months, with completion expected in October 2026.
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Storm Regina hits Spain
A new, powerful storm named Regina brought heavy rain and strong wind to the Canary Islands, and seven other regions in Spain on Monday, with the bad weather set to continue on Tuesday and Wednesday.
La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera and Tenerife have been on yellow alert since Monday for wind gusts that can reach 70 kilometres per hour. Snow is expected on Mount Teide.
According to Spain’s State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), the stormy weather in the Iberian Peninsula will be accompanied by dust in the air – calima in Spanish – so much of the rain on Tuesday and Wednesday will fall as mud, often described in the media as ‘blood rain’.
Over 50 litres of rainfall per square metre are expected in Andalusia, the Valencia region, Castilla-La Mancha, Murcia, Madrid, Aragón, and Catalonia.
Madrid man arrested for killing his landlady
Spanish National Police arrested a man on Monday morning who turned himself in at the Carabanchel Police Station in Madrid and confessed to killing his landlady.
The victim, who was a woman in her thirties, was found dead with signs of having been strangled.
According to sources close to the investigation, the homicide came after an argument over the cleaning of common areas and the room rented by the alleged murderer.
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Breast cancer mortality in Spain falls by 40+ percent in 30 years
A study published in The Lancet Oncology shows that age-adjusted breast cancer mortality has declined from 1990 to 2023, even though the number of cases has increased.
In Spain, the mortality rate from this disease decreased by almost 42 percent during that period, reflecting the success of screening, diagnosis, and treatment in high-income countries, according to the article’s data.
Although incidence and mortality rates are expected to remain stable, the authors predict that population growth and aging of the Spanish population will increase the number of breast cancer cases and deaths between now and 2050.
