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Emergency funds for areas especially affected by this week's heavy downpours on the Costa

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...the resort via the Marbella arch possible until 10am on Wednesday due to the flooding there. There was disruption in other streets in the town and some outlying estates lost power in the early morning. “I had a house here, now it’s just debris ... “They told me that the house has been destroyed,” she explained. Main roads were also cut off in Ojén and Casares, with many other incidents reported in other upland towns and villages of Malaga province as streams burst their banks, flooding streets ... 100mm in neighbouring Ojén. The worst affected area on Tuesday was the centre of San Pedro which saw flooding for a time on main avenues. Twelve callouts were made by emergency services in San Pedro for flooding in properties and the tunnel under the

National

Extremadura boasts its own Stonehenge

MIGUEL ÁNGEL MARCOS

1963, when the Valdecañas dam was built, flooding an area of great archaeological value. While some are in favour of relocating the 140 stones, others demand that they be left where they areFor the first time in two decades, the water level has

Local

Body found of Guardia Civil officer swept away in rescue operation

JUAN CANO / ÁLVARO FRÍAS

...be suspended on Monday because of reduced visibility and flooding but upon its resumption on Tuesday morning when the water levels fell, Díaz's body was found 300 metres from where he was last seen. Days of mourning In Guillena, where he had been

Local

Extreme weather caused a torrential arc from inland areas to the coast

SUR

...in the first half of Sunday. The previous record in Malaga province was 31mm on the 27 September 1957 at Malaga airport. However, more recently, in November 1989, significant flooding was caused in Malaga city when almost 500mm of rain fell, but

LifeStyle

An underground jewel

INÉS GALLASTEGUI

flooding the cavity during tens or hundreds of thousands of years. It is hard to determine when it occurred, but Juan Manuel García calculates that it was between two million and 90,000 years ago. The oscillations of temperature in the Earth's crust during

Sport

Blanco Leschuk double returns Malaga to winning ways

Daryl Finch

...tickets sold to help those affected by the recent flooding It didn't take long for him to make an impact, heading home the go-ahead goal in the 32nd second despite keeper Juan Carlos getting a full hand to the effort. Much of this goal was owed to work

Local

"It would have been a disaster if the rain had fallen in the city"

IGNACIO LILLO

...that temperatures in Malaga are on the rise but I'd hesitate to say this incident is down to climate change. Here it is caused by a pocket of cold air at high altitude, a cut-off low. Not all these bring flooding but almost all cases of severe rain are

Local

Rain increases reservoir levels and removes threat of drought restrictions on the Costa

SUR

...drought, but they have not been solved completely, and could still benefit from further rain. Firemen help residents from a housing development in Nueva Andalucía to cross the street after they became trapped by flooding.JOSELE-LANZA The harsh weather

Sport

Pep talk

Rob Palmer opinion

...that if they don't change the academy system, there will be plenty more stars of the future flooding to Spain.

Local

The Davis Cup brings high season to Marbella early

...been flooding into Marbella to participate in a number of tennis-related events at various points around the town. “We want everyone to feel a part of the Davis Cup, especially off the court,” said mayor Ángeles Muñoz. Ease of access With 1,400 new