Thursday, December 27, 2007 - Christmas Weather

We were very fortunate and had a dry sunny and generally very pleasant Christmas day after the foul weather of the previous week however heavy rain has brought flooding to the Western Costa del Sol with several estates in Estepona among the hardest hit. The main A-7 road was closed to traffic direction Málaga in Saladillo for three hours on Sunday. Estepona saw 45 litres of rain fall per square metre, with flooding affecting basements, shops and several roads. Some people were trapped in their cars by the water for a time when a stream burst its banks in the area of Playa Bella. The local fire service were called out more than 100 times. In Marbella the local fire service was called out 55 times as the rain also caused problems for some, mostly the flooding of garages and homes in the Guadalmina-Casasola, Los Naranjos and Jardines de Marbella urbanisations. In Mijas a wall collapsed because of the rain, the Paseo Marítimo flooded in Carvajal, Fuengirola, and some 20 vehicles had to be abandoned in the water of a restaurant car park in Churriana. There was far less rain on the Eastern Costa del Sol, but the Paseo Maritímo on the Ferrara beach in Torrox was at the mercy of the waves after the sand was washed away. Christmas Eve saw a spectacular hail storm in parts of the Axarquia, causing traffic problems and damage to crops in the area. Algarrobo was particularly affected and also suffered a power cut from the start of the storm until 3 in the morning. The local council has called for the area to be declared a catastrophic zone.

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