19 Feb, 2017 @ 13:59
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WEATHER WARNING: Costa del Sol put on orange alert following down-pouring and landslides in Malaga

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rainnnTHE Costa del Sol has been placed on orange alert by Spain’s metrological agency AEMET.

It comes after Malaga was hit by massive rainfall last night, with more than 70 cubic litres falling on the provincial capital.

More than 200 incidents were reported and flooding and landslides are said to have caused ‘chaos’.

Marbella has been placed on yellow alert for today after also experiencing heavy rainfall last night.

The orange alert issued for the coast on Monday and Tuesday, warns of force 6-7 winds and four-metre high waves.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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