Like Motril and Salobreña, these two most westerly towns of the Costa Tropical also had their flooding problems – again!
Almuñécar & Herradura Rain Toll
by Martin Myall •
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Storm Victims Update
by Vivienne Hughes •
The heavy rains on the morning of Monday the 7th in the province of Granada, especially on the eastern Costa Tropical, have a final death toll of four.
Barrio del Espinar Improvements
by Vivienne Hughes •
Work has begun in La Herradura on Calle Balandro in the Rambla del Espinar area of the village: up comes the road surface, down go the pipes.
Almuñécar Riverbed Clearance
by Hugh MacArthur •
We are now at the end of summer, facing the the inevitable end-of-summer downpours, so the riverbeds are being cleared of vegetation.
Salobreña’s Flooding Problems
by Vivienne Hughes •
We just had a press release from the Salobreña Town Hall concerning the flooding caused by the recent rains.
Administrative Inaction Only Hope
by Editor •
When 55 litres of water fell in less than two hours above Calahonda, the rubbish and vegetation in the Rambla Vizcarra and Rejón momentarily held the water back, resulting in a more devastating result on the town below.
Russian Sets Light to Woman
by Martin Myall •
A Russian man, ex military of some 45 years of age, poured 96º alcohol over the back of a female friend and set light to her, causing first and second-degree burns – this took place along the Rambla del Piojo in Motril.
Motril Concerned over Own Ramblas
by Martin Myall •
After see what happened, further down in the coast in Calahona, the Motril Town Hall is eyeing nervously three of its own ramblas that have not been cleared out of choking vegetation.
Avoidable Flooding?
by Martin Myall •
That is what the residents of Calahonda are asking themselves after extensive flooding beset the town. The fact of the matter is that torrential rain cannot be blamed on municipal authorities, but the readiness – or lack of it – of a town to cope with such phenomenon is quite another matter.
Witch Works
by Editor •
The work on the Rambla de las Brujas, which is the one that runs alongside Al Campo down to the port, will begin this month.