We went to the printer last night and the articles that went up this morning had been written or prepared last night as well, so news on the affects of the gale haven't been covered until now.

We received photos from Sjuul Paradijs in La Herradura about the chiringuito getting part of its structure blown onto the Avenida Andrés Segovia and a video from Gill Richardson on the flooding at the entrance to Salobreña.

And of course, the provincial newspaper, Ideal, has covered these incidents, as well as those in Motril, Salobreña and even inland in Otívar. So, here goes…

Borrasca Kristin (Kristin Storm Front) has left La Herradura beach strewn with vegetation, structures damaged (as mentioned above) and fallen trees in its wake.

Over in Motril, large palms have been blown down and the road that leads down to the port (Carretera de La Celulosa) was closed by the police near Edificio 080 because of the accumulation of water on the surface.

Next to the main church on Cerro de La Virgen, a tall pine came down blocking access to it. Furthermore, the retaining wall supporting the grandstand at the Estadio Municipal Escribano Castilla also collapsed.

In all, this morning, the Motril Fire Department had been called out to 8 storm-related incidents.

Moving on to La Mamola down the eastern end of the Costa Tropical, the Mayor reported that a huge rock had rolled down as was partially blocking the N-340. Maintenance workers from the Conservación de Carreteras were sent to clear it.

Inland behind La Mamola in Polopos a tree came down on a car… which didn’t exactly improve its paintwork

Returning to Salobreña, the Mayor said that the municipality was coping with fallen trees along Avenida del Mediterráneo and Avenida de Andalucía, as well as flooding at the entrance. Some business there closed their doors for fear of water entering the premises.

As far as Almuñécar goes, with information available this morning, most storm-related incidents involve fallen palm trees and large trees. The Mayor says that it was because the soil was soaked which weakened the root structure. If Palms are snapped off, it’s only because of the wind, if they fall over (they don’t really have much of a roots structure) then it’s probably because of the ground condition and wind.

Finally, up in my dear Otívar, a retaining wall belonging to a recent construction (chalet) came down cutting off access to other homes in that area – we’re talking about the upper part above the main road. Not sure whether it was along the lane that leads to the swimming pool or not, but if so, when it rains, the whole hillside has a tendency to take a walk, thanks to springs becoming active after heavy rainfall.

So, there you have a quick round-up and we’ll follow up on incident in tomorrow’s articles.

(News: Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)

Keywords: Wind Damage & Flooding, Fallen Trees, Roofs Blown Off, Retaining Walls collapsing

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