The wind causes more than sixty incidents with falling trees, fences, and numerous material damages in Mijas

Yesterday, January 6th, in addition to the gifts from the Three Wise Men, the province of Málaga was hit by strong wind gusts, particularly affecting the regions of Sol and Guadalhorce. The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) issued a yellow warning, which led to numerous incidents in municipalities such as Mijas. From yesterday until noon today, Wednesday, January 7th, Mijas municipal services have addressed over sixty incidents caused by the strong wind, mainly due to fallen trees and walls, detached billboards, damaged bus shelters, and specific issues with the electricity supply. The material damage has been significant, although there have been no personal injuries. However, there have been dangerous situations, especially with a tree falling on a vehicle parked on a public road in El Coto; another large tree was blown down by the wind in La Muralla, next to the parish; as well as falls of glass fences and advertising signs in La Cala and Las Lagunas. The local police, fire department, civil protection, operational services, and parks and gardens departments coordinated by reinforcing the guards and increasing the number of personnel on the ground, which has allowed for the resolution of the problems caused. Francisco Jerez (Vox), the councilor for Fire and Civil Protection, highlighted the joint work of the emergency teams to minimize the damage and emphasized that the deployment of an additional four firefighters from the early hours of January 6th has allowed for a quicker pace of work and a faster return to normality, benefiting the residents. Both the local police and civil protection, as well as the parks and gardens and operational services departments, have acted in La Alquería, El Coto, La Sierrezuela, Puebla Tranquila, Calahonda, La Muralla, Espartales, Toril, Calanova, Calahonda, and Riviera, mainly, although it has been necessary to constantly supervise the three cores due to the multiple calls received by the local police. Specifically, Civil Protection has been involved in shoring up the formwork of a construction site on San Luis street, as well as in the marking and signage of various areas after the fall of trees and advertising signs on Las Palomas street, Cortijo Colorado, Valtocado, and the Santana Golf area. The teams continue to make periodic rounds to ensure that all marked and sealed areas remain cordoned off, with no additional incidents detected.