The head of local water company, Axaragua, has appealed for public awareness of the drought crisis and to show support to the area's farmers
Mayor José Alberto Armijo said the planned project "will place Nerja as a benchmark in sustainability and ecotourism on the Costa del Sol and will complement the town's tourism offer"
The town hall will invest 1.5 million euros to create a pedestrian walkway, a large public square and a municipal building
The campaign was announced at the Easter exhibition on Torre del Mar's Paseo Larios
The project is part of the municipal shock plan to help boost the local economy following the Covid-19 pandemic
The 165-metre stretch connects Rincón de la Victoria and Vélez-Málaga and includes a footbridge
About 150 guests of different nationalities attended an event with traditional seasonal decoration and food
The investigation into the incident suggests that the fire started just after the float had stopped for a break and as it tried to avoid an electricity cable
Malaga is the province with the highest number of cardio-safe areas in Andalucía with 389 at present
Further plans include new installing new equipment, bike trails and children's play areas at La Viñuela
The new exhibition space in Alcaucín includes replicas of Neanderthal bone remains found in the Cueva del Boquete de Zafarraya in 1979
Two people were injured while trying to put out the flames after the float carrying the image of the Virgen del Rocío caught fire in Vélez-Málaga
The new space will allow visitors to see galleries not open to the public as well as cave paintings
Anselmo Vilar García kept Torre del Mar's lighthouse switched off to help thousands of people fleeing Malaga in February 1937 in what is known as the Desbandá during Spain's Civil War
