13 Nov, 2024 @ 13:29
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Emergency evacuations reach Spain’s Costa del Sol: The critical advice that could save your life if your home starts to flood

THE scale of the emergency evacuations in Malaga province are being expanded directly into the heart of the Costa del Sol.

At least 15 people so far have been moved from homes in Benalmadena after a wall to collapsed in the urbanisation Don Marcos, according to Emergencias 112 Andalucia.

It follows on from the 3,000 who were relocated from residences near the Guadalhorce river in Alora and Campanillas to sports centres in the city.

READ MORE: Watch: Flooding begins across Spain’s Malaga as red-level rain storms and hail batter the Costa del Sol

The coastline in Benalmadena in the Costa del Sol

The whole Costa del Sol and Axarquia regions have been placed under an ‘extreme risk’ red alert due to severe rainfall between 10am and 11.59pm today.

Emergencias 112 Andalucia advises: “If your home is flooding, get out of basements and ground floors immediately. Disconnect all electrical appliances and use torches where possible.

“If you are forced to evacuate your home, grab your personal documentation (passports, identity cards) and a small first aid kit.”

READ MORE: Malaga Airport operating ‘as normal’: Travellers urged to check with airlines as Costa del Sol hit with weather red-alert and flash floods 

Planes are currently in holding patterns above Malaga airport unable to land because of the flooding

It comes as flood waters begin to encroach upon Malaga airport and a number of flights have been affected.

Currently, Lufthansa flights from both Frankfurt and Munich are in holding patterns in the storm skies above the airport, as well as an Air France flight from Paris and a Swiss Air plane from Zurich.

Torre del Mar is proving itself to be a potential ground zero for Costa del Sol flooding after dozens of videos showed drains were already overflowing and filling roads with water by 11am.

Meanwhile, in nearby In Velez-Malaga, muddy floodwater was filmed gushing over railings and filling up streets. 

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Walter Finch

Walter Finch, is the Digital Editor of the Olive Press and occasional roaming photographer who started out at the Daily Mail.
Born in London but having lived in six countries, he is well-travelled and worldly. He studied Philosophy at the University of Birmingham and earned his NCTJ diploma in journalism from London's renowned News Associates during the Covid era.
He got his first break working on the Foreign News desk of the Daily Mail's online arm, where he also helped out on the video desk due to previous experience as a camera operator and filmmaker.
He then decided to escape the confines of London and returned to Spain in 2022, having previously lived in Barcelona for many years.

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