Overview
- Barcelona counted about 115,000 people at the Avinguda Maria Cristina show with fireworks, drones and music, according to the city council.
- Madrid reported 1,237 police incidents and roughly 200 SAMUR interventions, with firefighters handling 73 operations including nine residential fires and notable blazes in Vicálvaro and Villaverde, and no stabbing victims treated by SAMUR.
- In Catalonia, the Mossos made 117 arrests across offenses such as robberies and gender-based violence, the 112 service logged 6,171 calls for 4,358 incidents, and Bombers attended around a hundred calls including a fatal traffic crash in Malgrat de Mar.
- New Year’s Eve San Silvestre races drew large turnouts nationwide, including around 10,000 in Vigo, nearly 5,000 in Murcia won by Miguel Alcaraz and Marta Martínez, 5,280 in Cáceres, victories for Daniel Hernando and María Viciosa in Palencia, and 871 runners in Gama.
- Elsewhere, A Coruña police reported a calm night with six positive alcohol tests and one nightlife venue cited, and a cultural association in Carnota launched a fundraiser to support Villamanín’s festival organizers.