Marbella Battered And Bruised In Aftermath Of Storm Claudia – 36 Firefighter Interventions

Storm Claudia drenched nan Costa del Sol, keeping Marbella’s emergency services connected precocious alert arsenic yellowish upwind warnings for dense rainfall remained progressive from Friday, November 14, to Sunday, November 16. While nan large wind caused wide disruption crossed confederate Spain and neighbouring Portugal, Marbella escaped nan worst of nan deluge, pinch nary superior injuries but immoderate perchance superior incidents reported.

Pine trees blown down successful winds

According to nan Marbella Council, emergency crews carried retired 36 interventions betwixt Friday and Saturday, nan mostly handled by nan section Fire Service. Most incidents were weather-related: fallen trees – including 1 ample conifer that collapsed onto a nationalist road, crushing a minivan – branches blocking streets, loose cornices, and dangling cables. One thoroughfare successful nan historical Casco Antiguo had to beryllium temporarily closed while a damaged cornice was secured. Firefighters besides responded to six mini fires, 3 of them successful nationalist areas triggered straight aliases indirectly by wind, and attended 2 h2o leaks wrong homes.

Despite rainfall totals exceeding 60 mm successful parts of Malaga state complete nan weekend, Marbella’s precocious upgraded stormwater drainage and sewage networks proved their worth. Recent clearance of barren streams successful mentation for nan bedewed play has besides paid off, though galore beaches person been near looking bedraggled pinch canes, and earthy residue from trees covering nan shores.

Across nan wider Costa del Sol, Malaga Airport saw respective formation diversions owed to debased visibility and dense downpours, while surface-water flooding affected low-lying areas of nan Guadalhorce Valley and parts of nan occidental coast. However, nan much-needed rainfall was welcomed by farmers and reservoir managers battling years of drought, pinch La Concepción reservoir, which supplies Marbella and nan occidental Costa del Sol, receiving a immense top-up.

As Storm Claudia has moved east, cooler temperatures and scattered showers are expected this week, but nan threat of awesome flooding has now passed. Emergency services stay connected standby successful lawsuit of immoderate further incidents.