A woman was swept away and drowned in Vélez-Málaga last night when she tried to ford a small river on foot.
Tag Archive for Málaga
Brit Boy Drowns in Nerja
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 5-year-old British boy drowned in a private swimming pool belonging to a tourist residency in Nerja on Tuesday. The family had been spending their holidays there.
Fireman Drowned in Flood
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Costa Tropical seems to have escaped the heavy rains, but that was not the case on the east coast of Spain or in the province of Málaga.
How to Keep a Low Profile
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Local in Rincón de la Victoria arrested a Frenchman for traffic offences in the early hours of one morning last week.
Nerja Hit by Cloud Burst
by Vivienne Hughes •
A cloudburst over Nerja yesterday afternoon saturated the town in less than a quarter of an hour. The heavy rain was accompanied by hailstones.
New Torrox Speed Camera
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Torrox has gleefuly made it known that they have installed a speed camera at the entrance to the town, however, there’s no need to panic quite yet.
Suicide on N-340 Bridge?
by Hugh MacArthur •
The body of a woman was found in Maro, between the Eagle (Larios) aqueduct monument and the N-340 bridge on Tuesday the 28th.
Quarry Machinery Affair
by Vivienne Hughes •
After 18 years of wrangling between the Nerja Town Hall and the company that ran an old quarry, an agreement will see rusting machinery finally removed from the site.
Pedalo Police Rescue
by Hugh MacArthur •
A middle-aged man had to be rescued after being found clinging to a buoy in the middle of the night off a Torre del Mar beach.
Shoe Overload Brings Down Line
by Martin Myall •
Río Chíllar in Nerja has become very popular in the summer; too popular, in fact, with little control of the visitor numbers. In the peak season around 3,000 people a day use the route.