The storms in this area are a yearly metrological phenomenon, but they have been particularly fierce this fall, turning fields into lakes and roads into surging rivers of mud that sweep away everything in their path.

Venezuela's chief prosecutor says five police officials are suspected of being responsible for a fire that killed 68 people.

The culprit? Chorizo.

The city of Valencia has banned a longtime tradition in which bulls are set loose on neighbourhood streets with flaming balls of wax or fireworks on their horns.

Spain's development ministry says a ferry heading from the Mediterranean island city of Palma de Mallorca to the southern coastal city of Valencia is burning at sea, forcing passengers to abandon ship in lifeboats.

Five weeks of violent clashes between between protesters and those loyal to Maduro's socialist government have led to numerous deaths.