Two children, who had watched the wildfire blaze from their home, also showed their support for the firefighters, with a card that was addressed, 'Hello heroes'
The director of the forest firefighting brigade, Juan Sánchez, said that, in the face of constant meteorological changes, the fire has forced them to have 'a Plan B and even a Plan C'
In the area of the blaze the heaviest rainfall is expected on Tuesday, according to Aemet
The director of the brigade's Regional Operational Centre has explained that they are having some water shortage problems on the ground
The presence of the residue from the blaze will have a notable impact on the levels of nutrients in the sea, which could lead to the appearance of cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae
Infoca's efforts, this Monday, include containing the eastern flank of the blaze and its advance towards Casares and Monte Duque
The blaze has already claimed the life of a 44-year-old forest firefighter, Carlos Martínez Haro, when he became trapped by flames last Thursday
As the fire blazed out of control on Sunday, it forced almost 2,000 people from the villages of Jubrique, Genalguacil, Júzcar, Alpandeire, Faraján and Pujerra to be evacuated from their homes while, later in the day, a thousand residents of Estepona and Benahavís were able to return to theirs
The Sierra Bermeja and the Genal Valley are home to 14 types of invertebrates that are not found in any other part of the planet
Signs of the same fire-lighting method have been found at both points where fire broke out on Wednesday, said Juanma Moreno
The fire had destroyed more than 5,000 hectares by Saturday morning with the number of people evacuated up to 1,054
The weather forecast, which predicts gusts of wind of up to 40 kilometres per hour this Friday afternoon, makes the task of extinguishing the uncontrolled fire more difficult
Aemet's rain radar has also captured the formation of pyrocumulus, a fire cloud, which can generate electrical storms in the local area
The Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez and the Junta's head, Juanma Moreno, have agreed to bring in the troops, if necessary
Marine life, such as sea urchin, mussels, octopus, and crabs, are endangered by creams in the water in the Maro cliffs area