At midnight on Wednesday 4th, Aemet’s orange alerts for rain and coastal phenomena and yellow alerts for wind came into effect across the Costa del Sol with the arrival of storm Leonardo. The rainfall began in the early evening and the first incidents were reported throughout the night. Early in the morning, the mayoress, Ana Mata (PP), visited the vicinity of the Gomenaro River and took stock of the incidents: “It has been a difficult night in various areas of the municipality, with a very strong maritime storm that has damaged the coastal path at El Capricho, which has been damaged and will have to be repaired as soon as the storm passes, as well as a watchtower that has been swept away”.
Mata, accompanied by the councillors for Civil Protection and the Fire Brigade, Francisco Jerez (Vox); Operational Services and Parks and Gardens, Daniel Gómez Teruel (PP), and Livestock, Rural Areas and Cleanliness, Eloy Belmonte (Vox), pointed out that “trees have also fallen in several areas of the municipality, causing road blockages, but we have acted quickly”.
Teruel pointed out that “a tree fell on Calle Sergio García in Riviera at around three in the morning and we acted to remove it, and also, at the Calahonda roundabout, a pine tree fell, blocking traffic”. Along with Parks and Gardens, the Mijas Fire Brigade also attended to resolve the incidents; in the case of Calahonda, large tree trunks had to be cut up to clear the road.
Operational Services also inspected roads and monitored riverbeds and landslide-prone areas. The Town Hall closed pedestrian access to the beaches.
Mata stressed that the team “worked through the night” from Tuesday to Wednesday and highlighted that the danger was compounded by “rain on already wet ground” combined with strong winds.
During Wednesday evening and the early hours of Thursday 5th, with a yellow alert for rain, wind and coastal phenomena, incidents continued, with around thirty incidents recorded during that night and Thursday morning. The Fire Brigade, Local Police, Civil Protection, Parks and Gardens, Operational Services, Street Cleaning and Rural Areas worked on the ground to minimise the consequences of this storm.
More interventions
The government team explained that multiple interventions were carried out due to fallen trees and branches (especially in Las Lagunas, Calahonda and Riviera). They also cleared architectural debris such as cornices and advertising hoardings, particularly at Dunnes Stores in Las Lagunas and Kiabi (Parque Miramar); and attended to broken windows and awnings in residential buildings (La Cala and Las Lagunas), a satellite dish (Las Lagunas), and a pergola (Riviera del Sol).
The councillor for Education, Juan José Torres Trella (PP), inspected the schools on Wednesday morning to ensure that there were no incidents. Only minor leaks were detected at María Zambrano and Las Cañadas schools.
- El edil de Educación, Juan José Torres Trella, ha visitado las instalaciones de los distintos centros |
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The Mijas Town Hall has closed access to the Gomenaro River as a precaution. This time, to prevent people from crossing, concrete bollards have been installed alongside barriers and security cordons. The councillor for the area, Juan Carlos Cuevas Dawson (Vox), said on Wednesday 4th that the Local Police had been “inspecting all the river crossings since the previous day because there are reckless people who keep trying to cross”.
The councillor for the Fire Brigade and Civil Protection, Francisco Jerez (Vox), explained that, explained that near the rivers “cars skid and get stuck,” and urged people to respect the closures.
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