Torrential rains battered Malaga province in a single day from Saturday, December 27, into Sunday, December 28, inflicting extreme flooding in elements and the Guadalhorce River to overflow, reaching its highest recorded stage. Spain’s State Meteorological Company (AEMET) issued a uncommon (and terrifying) crimson alert – signifying “extraordinary hazard” – for the Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce Valley areas on …

The Costa del Sol has simply obtained a purple warning for heavy rain, storms and doable snow. Telephones sounded with a loud, repetitive beep at high quantity. The warning lists parts to keep away from, together with going outdoors and never crossing flooded streets or the move of floodwaters. If an space is floodable or close by, it suggests shifting …

The rollout of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), which requires biometric checks for non-EU travellers, has not turn into any extra fluid and continues to trigger main disruptions at airports throughout the continent, with Malaga-Costa del Sol significantly hard-hit through the busy Christmas interval. Passengers have reported waits of as much as two hours or extra at passport management, …