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Summer storms caused a number of problems on the Costa del Sol and inland on Monday morning. The unusual weather, more typical of autumn than summer, is due to what is referred to in Spain as a 'Dana', a pocket of cold air trapped at high altitude.
Travel
Andrew Forbes
...friendly, summertime atmosphere, before relaxing in front of the huge screen, projected against the mausoleum. The image and sound quality is exceptional. For August listings, including Reservoir Dogs on 35mm, and Some Like It Hot, check their website,
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agustín peláez
The threat of drought in the Axarquía continues to loom as the area's population increases in the summer months. The Viñuela reservoir is hovering above its minimum levels at 54 square hectometres, but the Axarquía has been on alert for two years ... dropping at that rate would mean the reservoir would reach the 45 threshold by mid-September. The agricultural sector would feel the impact first as restrictions would be put in place, prioritising water for domestic use. The last time a drought was
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Eugenio Cabezas
...as well as representatives from the agricultural sector took place on Tuesday to try to form an agreement and plan of action. Authorities are saying that if there is no rainfall in September, the Viñuela reservoir is expected to fall below its ... delegate, José Fiscal, said that the regional government’s priorities were to “connect the Chíllar river to the Viñuela reservoir,” which would bring 2.5 cubic hectometres of water per year and also to “connect Vélez-Málaga, Algarrobo and Torrox waste water ... stations to the reservoir” which would bring a further 10 cubic hectometres for the sector. If a drought is declared in October, water supply would be severely restricted for farming, prioritising water for domestic use.
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Eugenio Cabezas
...saying that a meeting was due to take place and that there are plans to connect pools in the Chíllar river to La Viñuela reservoir, in order to relieve the threat of drought.
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SUR MALAGA
...million euros needed in order to be able to pump excess water from Marbella’s La Concepción reservoir eastwards to the Axarquía, which needs better water supplies. In the north of Malaga province, local mayors have met to encourage the Junta to start a ... promised investment in a pipeline from Cordoba province’s Iznájar reservoir to their inland villages nearby.
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F. TORRES. campillos
Campillos council has had to take extreme measures to combat the town’s water shortage, calling upon tanker trucks to deliver 75 tonnes of drinkable water to the town’s reservoirs, after the majority of the town went five days without supply this wee
What to do
Jennie Rhodes
In Ardales the romería will end at the Guadalhorce reservoir where on 15 May a party with typical food and drink will be available with music by the municipal band.
What to do
sur istán
...one. There is also a tour of the dam and the La Concepción reservoir and a workshop demonstrating the old way of washing clothes and making soap at the El Chorro fountain. The following day a guide will take visitors to the source of the river Molinos
LifeStyle
FERNANDO TORRES ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE
...de Villafranco reservoir. In turn, the cooperative is responsible for distributing to the rest of Spain. "Our buyers are eco-shops and consumer associations." This is why the region's agricultural diversity is so beneficial to this business idea: "Consumers
LifeStyle
Jennie Rhodes Periana
...the moment visits to La Galería, which overlooks the Viñuela reservoir just outside the town, are by appointment only and the couple are hoping to run monthly events and combine some of them with fundraising for local charities. The website is
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Monica PÉREZ marbella
The dam at La Concepción was forced to open its floodgates twice in December to release water after reaching its capacity. The need to empty the reservoir came about after the recent torrential rain in the province and is the first time the event
National
fernando miñana
...they want to open Aznalcóllar again. The authorities say the solution is to store more water to meet all the demand, but the problem is that the more water there is in the reservoir, the less will reach the marshes.” Aznalcóllar was the scene of an
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Javier almellones travel
...and the temperature inside remains constant. This troglodyte landscape extends not only through the Hoya de Guadiz but also through the Altiplana district. Here, the ‘badlands’ can be seen from the shores of the Negratín reservoir, between the ... Cazorla and Baza mountain ranges. This enormous reservoir, which is also known as the ‘sea of Altiplano’, has an interesting view of these geological formations from the hamlet of Negratín. There is a beautiful contrast between the reddish colour of the
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agustín peláez
Farmers’ groups were unanimous this week in welcoming the heavy rains that swept across Malaga province and much of the rest of Spain. “This water is really something. It’s a blessing from above. It’s like a good hosing down, what [the countryside