Over a hundred liters, floods, and marshes above 300 cubic hectometers: summary of storm 'Laurence' in Málaga

The storm Laurence has left a lasting impact this Tuesday in municipalities such as Málaga capital (Campanillas), Álora, Cártama, Almogía, Marbella, Jimera de Líbar, and Genalguacil, among others, after causing extensive damage and forcing the evacuation and rescue of residents. This comes just a few months after two significant weather events struck nearly the same areas in October and November. With an orange alert activated since Sunday for this day, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) had already predicted that this Atlantic front would penetrate strongly into the province, possibly leaving up to 80 liters per square meter in 12 hours across almost the entire territory, except for the Antequera region.

These figures, according to data from the Hidrosur network, have even been exceeded in the last 24 hours in places like Casarabonela (114.1), the Guadalmansa dam in Benahavís (94.3), and los Reales in Mijas (83.5), and came close in Coín (70.9), Torrox (69.6), and Cártama, on the Guadalhorce river channel (60.8); demonstrating how widespread these rains have been, which also came with strong winds, reaching a maximum gust of 87 kilometers per hour at the Málaga airport weather station. The reservoirs, for their part, have surpassed 51% of their capacity and have already exceeded the threshold of 317 cubic hectometers.