Mark Lowen

Italy

Correspondent at BBC

BBC News Correspondent and Presenter. Previously in Rome, Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade and lots in between. Dad. Heart belongs to a Portuguese. All views my own

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'Then, the phone rang': BBC's Mark Lowen on being deported from Turkey

Mar 28, 2025 | bbc.com | Mark Lowen

I had just sent my family a message saying how happy I was to be back in Turkey, where I used to live, and how it felt like coming home. Then, the phone in my hotel room rang. "We have an urgent matter to discuss in person", the receptionist said. "Could you come down?"I arrived to find three plain-clothes policemen waiting for me. They asked me for my passport and led me away, trying to prevent my colleagues from filming.
'Then, the phone rang': BBC's Mark Lowen on being deported from Turkey

Mar 28, 2025 | flipboard.com | Mark Lowen

Panasonic ZS99 Review Update: Not Done by an InfluencerRecently, we had a lot of folks really intrigued by our Panasonic ZS99 (also called the LUMIX SZ99 and Panasonic LUMIX SZ99) review. And better yet, …
Spain's PM orders thousands more troops and police to flood-hit Valencia

Nov 3, 2024 | bbc.com | Mark Lowen

Spain's prime minister said the flooding that killed 211 people was one of worst in Europe this century.
Outpouring of unity in Spain as anger grows over slow response to floods

Nov 2, 2024 | msn.com | Mark Lowen

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Outpouring of unity in Spain as anger grows over slow response to floods

Nov 2, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mark Lowen |André Rhoden-Paul |andre rhoden-paul

Outpouring of unity in Spain as anger grows over slow response to floodsAmidst the shock and trauma in Valencia, the outpouring of solidarity is growing by the day. At a museum building in the city centre, vast numbers of volunteers were queuing up to receive supplies – buckets, mops, food and water - before boarding buses to the areas worst hit by the catastrophic floods which overwhelmed the region earlier this week, killing more than 200 people with many still missing.
Outpouring of unity in Spain as anger grows over slow response to floods

Nov 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Mark Lowen

Amidst the shock and trauma in Valencia, the outpouring of solidarity is growing by the day. At a museum building in the city centre, vast numbers of volunteers were queuing up to receive supplies – buckets, mops, food and water - before boarding buses to the areas worst hit by the catastrophic floods which overwhelmed the region earlier this week, killing more than 200 people with many still missing.
"El gobierno no está haciendo nada. Solo la gente joven nos está ayudando": la indignación por la insuficiente ayuda en la tragedia en España

Nov 2, 2024 | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Christy Cooney |Mark Lowen

Otros 500 soldados han sido desplegados en la región de Valencia, mientras los residentes critican a las autoridades locales por su respuesta a las catastróficas inundaciones que han azotado la zona. Más de 200 personas han muerto, la mayoría de ellas en Valencia y sus alrededores, pero se espera que el número de víctimas fatales aumente aún más.
Spain sends 500 more troops to Valencia amid anger over flood response

Nov 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Christy Cooney |Mark Lowen

A further 500 soldiers are being deployed to the Valencia region amid criticism of local authorities over their response to the catastrophic flooding that has hit Spain in recent days. More than 200 people are known to have died, with most fatalities in and around Valencia, but the death toll is expected to continue to rise.
Os 16 minutos que fizeram iate de luxo naufragar na Itália

Aug 26, 2024 | terra.com.br | Mark Lowen

Os promotores locais lançaram uma investigação sobre possíveis crimes de homicídio culposo e naufrágio negligente pelo que se acredita serem falhas que causaram o naufrágio do iate Matteo Cannia estava sentado em um banco com vista para o mar em Porticello, na Sicília, à meia-noite do último domingo. Estava quente demais para dormir. Este homem de 78 anos, pescador desde os 10, viu o primeiro raio. "Ouvi o trovão e o vento e decidi voltar para casa", disse ele.
Os 16 minutos que fizeram iate de luxo naufragar na Itália

Aug 26, 2024 | correiobraziliense.com.br | Mark Lowen

Matteo Cannia estava sentado em um banco com vista para o mar em Porticello, na Sicília, à meia-noite do último domingo. Estava quente demais para dormir. Este homem de 78 anos, pescador desde os 10, viu o primeiro raio. “Ouvi o trovão e o vento e decidi voltar para casa”, disse ele. "À medida que a tempestade crescia, todos acordaram.