26 Dec, 2024 @ 16:56
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Watch: Flooding on Spain’s Costa del Sol after ‘major breakdown’ of water supply network as two towns are warned taps could run dry

A HIGH-pressure water supply network suffered a ‘major breakdown’ this morning, it has emerged.

It came after a pipe burst in Calle Arquitectos, in Fuengirola, causing multiple streets to become awash with water.

Footage shared online showed how a roundabout and an adjoining road had turned into a stream.

Water supply company Acosol said the incident could affect the supply of drinking water in both Fuengirola and Las Lagunas in Mijas in the coming days.

A technical team was immediately sent to the area and continues to carry out repairs, the company said.

The works are being carried out with the City Council and a local operator and hopes to cause minimal disturbance to residents, a statement said.

Locals have been advised to use water ‘responsibly’ as low pressure and dry taps could be experienced.

Updates will be provided on www.acosol.es.

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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