
The Mayor of Almuñécar, Juan José Ruiz Joya, said that he is deeply worried about the fate of fruit farmers both because of the drought and now the wind damage.
The Almuñécar fire service was called out to clear a fallen tree from the road that passes through Torrecuevas in Almuñécar.
The strong winds around the middle of December played havoc with the avocado crop along the Costa Tropical, causing important losses.
One of the pines on the Cerro de la Virgen (Motril) had been literally ripped out by the roots by the gale. Cerro de la Virgen is the church on hill next Parque de las Américas.
Almuñécar Fire service was called into to remove dangerous masonry and roof tiles from an abandoned house behind the Town Hall.