
The transformation of the old Air Force base in Motril into a temporary immigrant hold centre has been stopped by the Town Hall.
The Guardia Civil carried out a controlled explosion of a Civil-War-era artillery shell, found next to a road in the municipality of Lujar.
The Mayor of Motril has expressed her concern that the fire that broke out a few days ago might have been intentional. The Motril fire service says that they have reasons to believe this hypothesis.
Firemen from both Motril and Almuñécar, together with units from the forest-fire brigade (Infoca) tackled a Motril blaze yesterday