Five people were injured when a hillside above the A-395 (Carretera de la Sierra) came down near kilometer-point 16, strewing the road with large bolders and earth.
The bodies of two women have appeared near the Albergue Universitario on Sierra Nevada with signs of having frozen to death – this will have to be confirmed with autopsies.
What should have been a busy day for the Sierra Nevada ski station turned out to be a flop because of gusting high winds, forcing the decision to close the slopes.
Yesterday’s rain has brought a sigh of relief from the company that manages the Sierra Nevada ski station because it has left a snowfall on the slopes.