Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

Nepal locates three missing Spanish tourists

The Nepal Tourism Board has confirmed that it has found the three missing Spaniards after severe flooding on the border with Tibet.

One of the three had been rescued in the flood-torn area of Rasuwa. It is not clear yet whether the other two have been evacuated from the area or are still awaiting to be rescued, but authorities confirm they have been in contact with them. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs initially reported four missing persons, although it later reduced the number to three. 

There are also tourists missing from other European countries including the UK, Ireland, France and the Netherlands. 

Authorities estimate the death toll from the flood to be over 800.

Women and a nine-year-old girl die in a fire in Aragón

A 32-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl died on Sunday in a fire at a restaurant in Cedrillas in the Aragónese province of Teruel. Both were Colombian nationals and the woman had been working in the restaurant for the last two months, the town’s mayor, Javier Gómez, confirmed. 

The fire broke out on the ground floor of the building according to sources from the Provincial Council of Teruel and spread rapidly to the rest of the building.

One person was able to escape using a ladder from the first floor, but the other two unfortunately were unable to. 

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43 percent of overtime hours in Spain go unpaid

The number of overtime hours worked in Spain reached 7.2 million hours per week in the second quarter of the year. Of these, 43 percent or more than three million went unpaid.

According to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute’s (INE) Labour Force Survey, 7.18 million hours of overtime were worked per week in Spain between April and June, which represents a 2.48 percent increase compared to the same period last year and the highest figure on record, which dates back to 2011.

This means a 9.6 percent increase in unpaid hours, reaching 3.09 million hours per week, while paid hours dropped by 2.3 percent to four million compared to the same period in 2025.

The Ministry of Labour confirmed that they aim to address the problem through a reform of time-tracking requirements that was postponed until September.

Government to approve emergency package of €165 million for Ceuta migration crisis

The Spanish Council of Ministers is to approve an emergency package for Ceuta this Tuesday September 1st, worth €165 million.

The emergency economic package aims to revitalise the local economy and strengthen public services in the autonomous city, which was affected by the huge migrant crisis recently. 

A total of €80 million will go directly into Ceuta’s economy over the next four months, while a further €70 million is earmarked for next year.

Around €15 million will go to reviving trade and tourism, € 35 million will be given in aid to small and medium-sized businesses and the self-employed, and another €15 million will be used to strengthen education, healthcare, and the justice system in Ceuta.