Costa storm rages with weather warnings for high winds and waves remaining in place this weekend

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ISABEL MENDEZ

There have already been around twenty incidents reported since midnight, according to the 112 Andalucía emergency coordination centre, mainly in Malaga city.

The most notable incident so far has been the fall of a large tree on the gate of a housing development on Avenida Ortega y Gasset, at around 9am this morning.

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The rest of the warnings have been for branches falling on the road, for example on the A-404 and Calle Esquilo, as well as for displaced containers, signs and fallen cables.

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The Baños del Carmen is facing its first major storm since its approval as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC). The restaurant's managers have had to close the terrace area to the public and set up wooden platforms so that customers can access the dining room, which is full with reservations for lunch despite the storm forecast, according to its director, the well-known chef Adolfo Jaime.

José Luis Escudero, who writes the SUR weather blog, reports that the wind is depositing large quantities of sand on the Antonio Banderas promenade in the city of Malaga, although for the moment there have been no serious incidents reported on the beaches.