Friday had seen by midday 50 litres per square metre – hardly surprising as it belted down between 04.30h and 07.30h and hasn’t stopped raining since then.

And as always when it rains in La Herradura and Almuñécar, the beach roads turn into lakes. In the case of La Herradura, the barrancos (Las Tejas, Espina r& La Mezquita y Barranquillo) spewed tonnes of earth that covers the road between the barranco mouth and the beach. Fortunately, however, the last minute clearing of vegetation in the barrancos and rivers prevented the beaches being littered with washed up vegetation, brought down by the rain.

Meanwhile, along the vegas, you can hear the chirimoyos and aguacates sobbing in gratitude.

(News: Herradura, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)