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Remembering one of the Costa del Sol’s most devastating forest fires: How this week three years ago saw 3,000 people evacuated and a heroic firefighter killed by raging inferno in the Sierra Bermeja

THIS week marks three years since the start of the devastating Sierra Bermeja forest fire – the worst blaze registered in Spain in 2021 –

11 Sep, 2024 @ 16:06

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Video

Second phase of Spain’s Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan to start in January 2023

THE second phase of the Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan, prepared by a multidisciplinary team, will begin in January with a €2.4 million budget. The

4 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Sierra Bermeja re-emerges one year after worst fire in Spain in 2021

THIS Thursday, September 8, marks one year since the start of the worst fire registered in Spain in 2021— the Sierra Bermeja forest fire. A

8 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Police refuse to explain why four workers who sparked massive fire in southern Spain at controversial Gaddafi finca were building roads at midday on hottest week of year

POLICE have refused to explain why they are grilling four workmen over a fire that razed 5000 hectares of protected woodland on the Costa del

1 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Weather

Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

OFFICIALS have finally declared that the wildfire which raged in the hills above Marbella and Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol has been extinguished. The

27 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

Oops, we did it again! How the Olive Press reported from the wildfire in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

GETTING close to the flames and talking to victims and firefighters. While other expat newspapers watched it from afar, translating stories from Spanish websites, the

18 Jun, 2022 @ 19:30

Lead·Malaga

Ecologists demand national park status for Sierra Bermeja above Spain’s Costa del Sol in wake of devastating wildfire

HUNDREDS joined a protest held in Estepona last weekend (November 27) to demand greater protection for the Sierra Bermeja in the wake of a devastating

30 Nov, 2021 @ 14:37

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Sierra Bermeja forest fire FINALLY declared fully extinguished in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Sierra Bermeja forest fire, which started on September 8 and was declared ‘under control’ since September 14, has finally been completely extinguished by authorities.

25 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WANTED: Manhunt for two arsonists who poured petrol on forest and set it on fire in Spain’s Ibiza

Policia Local say on Sunday morning, two individuals poured a significant amount of gasoline onto land in Sa Talaia de Sant Antoni

4 Oct, 2021 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

PURE EVIL: Police hunt ‘bald’ man who may have started Sierra Bermeja wildfires above Estopona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EXCLUSIVE By Jon Clarke

21 Sep, 2021 @ 19:30

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

The Sierra Bermeja fire will ‘seriously’ increase possibility of flooding in Spain’s Estepona, expert warns

THE Sierra Bermeja fire, which raged through almost 10,000 hectares of land and claimed the life of an Infoca firefighter, will ‘seriously’ increase the possibility

21 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Campaigners call for Sierra Bermeja to be awarded national park status in wake of devastating wildfire

FOLLOWING the recent wildfire that ravaged nearly 10,000 hectares of the Sierra Bermeja mountains and the Genal Valley, there have been even louder calls for

20 Sep, 2021 @ 15:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Fundraising efforts launched for those affected by Sierra Bermeja wildfire in Spain

FUNDRAISING efforts have been launched for those affected by the recent devastating wildfire in the south of Spain. A group of generous residents from the

19 Sep, 2021 @ 20:00

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Sierra Bermeja set to be declared disaster zone with calls for harsher punishments on environmental arsonists

Junta president, Juanma Moreno, insisted that 'all indications' pointed towards the fire being an intentional act

18 Sep, 2021 @ 17:15

Lead·Malaga

‘The bravest of knights’: Hero firefighter who died battling Spain’s devastating Sierra Bermeja forest fire to be awarded Civil Merit

The father of two sadly lost his life after being brought in from Almeria to battle the devastating blaze

18 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Almeria·Lead·Malaga

Final residents evacuated from dramatic wildfire in Spain return to their homes

THE last of the residents forced to flee the Sierra Bermeja have been given the all-clear to return homes after fire crews made progress against

15 Sep, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

Heroes’ return: Locals cheer firefighters after Sierra Bermeja ‘monster’ wildfire finally brought ‘under control’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

DOZENS of locals have lined the streets to cheer the firefighters who have finally extinguished the worst fire in Spanish history. It comes as the

14 Sep, 2021 @ 19:45

Lead·Malaga

Famous Smurf village feeling blue as 30% of its celebrated landscape destroyed by Sierra Bermeja wildfire above Spain’s Costa del Sol

A THIRD of Spain’s celebrated Smurf village has been destroyed in one of the biggest wildfires in the last decade. Around 30% of Juzcar’s forestry

14 Sep, 2021 @ 18:00

Lead·Malaga

IT RAINED! Firefighters bring Sierra Bermeja wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol under control

OVERNIGHT rain has brought much-needed respite to the firefighters and army working to quench the flames in a major wildfire that has burned close to

14 Sep, 2021 @ 11:00

Lead·Malaga

What can I do to help? Spain’s Costa del Sol community pulls together to aid those (people and animals) affected by wildfire

THE AMAZING Costa del Sol community has pulled together to help those affected by the devastating wildfire sweeping through the Sierra Bermeja valley. People have

14 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

Home again: 1,000 people return to their properties after they were evacuated with wildfire risk in hills above Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than a thousand people have been allowed to return home after they were evacuated as a precaution when flames threatened to engulf properties. Authorities

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:24

Lead·Malaga

Storm to bring much needed rain to help fight Spain’s Sierra Bermeja wildfire

THE arrival of rainfall, expected this Monday and Tuesday in the province of Malaga, could provide a much-needed reprieve for fire crews battling against the

13 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

HORROR SHOW: Spain’s Estepona blaze goes into fifth night with 4 more villages evacuated

2700 people evacuated with more villages in danger in biggest blaze for decades

12 Sep, 2021 @ 20:36

Lead·Malaga

‘Pray for rain’: Firefighters battle blaze on Spain’s Costa del Sol into third night

THE blaze on Spain’s Costa del Sol threatens to be one of the largest wildfires in the zone for decades. A total of 30 aircraft

10 Sep, 2021 @ 19:45

Lead·Malaga

Petition launched to turn Costa del Sol mountain range into national park

Over 13,500 people have already signed the campaign on Change.org to grant Estepona’s Sierra Bermeja the status jointly with neighbouring Sierra de las Nieves in

25 Apr, 2017 @ 14:33

Lead·Malaga·Nature

Politicians to debate recognising Estepona mountain as a national park

Both the chambers of the junta are to discuss whether Estepona’s Sierra Bermeja can be granted the status

26 Mar, 2017 @ 14:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga