
The Mayor of Salobreña, Mª Eugenia Rufino, was forced to activate the Plan de Emergencias because of the flooding at the beginning of this week.
Minutes before midday on the 6th a fire broke out in a field next to the two schools in Salobreña. Consequently, The secondary school, IES Nazarí and the primary school, Segalvina, were evacuated.
The Councillor for Education, Gema García, has urged the Junta de Andalucia to take the necessary steps so that the junior schools in Nerja become bilingual centres, as are the schools in neighbouring towns.
According to the socialist spokesman for Almunecar and La Herradura, the schools in the two towns need immediate attention before the school term begins.
Both the Town Hall and the Education Board have been trying to unblock the infant school project in La Caleta. To bring that about Salobrena will have to provide a building plot for it.
Going back to the subject of schools, but on a much happier note, May saw local schools taking part in the 10th Scientific Conference, celebrated on the streets of the village with local children demonstrating their skills.