There was a traffic accident yesterday on the N-340 where it passes through the Motril dependency of Carchuna.
Carchuna N-340 Accident
by Vivienne Hughes •
East Coast
Costa Tropical east of Motril
A-7 Vehicle Fire in Carchuna
by Vivienne Hughes •
A lorry burst into flames on the A-7 within the municipality of Carchuna yesterday morning, necessitating closing the eastbound lanes.
Hashish Haul off Albuñol
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil nobbled 353 kilos of hashish in a narcotics operation, intercepting a craft three miles off Playa de El Pozuelo (Albuñol).
Rubite Underwater Park
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Mayor of Rubite, Arsenio Vázquez, knows that competing with the Costa Tropical heavy weights is difficult but having the first underwater park helps.
Sink, Swim & Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Servicio Marítimo (Guardia) carried out a rescue 500 metres from the Chucha beach in Carchuna after a boat began to sink, leaving two people treading water.
Hit The Beach
by Hugh MacArthur •
The craft beached rapidly and the occupants raced for cover in the rocks – but this wasn’t D-Day 1944 but a jet-ski landing on Calahonda beach with four occupants.
Playa de La Rijana Rescue
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 27-year-old man had to be rescued after he got into trouble and was unable to return from a swim out to a large rock off this Castell de Ferro beach.
Fatal Heart Attack in Carchuna
by Martin Myall •
Yesterday’s incident on Playa de La Rijana was not the only beach incident lately as there was a heart-attack victim on Playa de la Perla in Carchuna on Sunday.
Failed Launching
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two men were arrested trying to unload and lauch a brand-new, high-speed, RIB, destined for running drugs from coast to coast.
Gualchos Hill Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Junta deactivated the Level One alert for the hill fire above Gualchos on Saturday evening as the work to extinguish it was going well.