The wind knocks down trees in at least ten locations in Benalmádena and in six areas of Mijas

The strong gusts of wind recorded on the Costa del Sol have been particularly felt in Benalmádena and Mijas, ... and to a lesser extent in Fuengirola and Torremolinos. In Benalmádena, the wind has caused "multiple incidents," according to sources from the local town hall. There have been falls of trees and palm trees on the Generalife promenade, Mare Nostrum and Rematar avenues, and Tomillo, Medina Azahara, Willy Manchot, Salvador Balbuena, and Tomillar streets, as well as another inside Veracruz park, although incidents are "still occurring," which are being addressed by municipal emergency services.

In Benalmádena, the affected trees include a century-old pine at Finca Los Castillejos, at the entrance to Benalmádena Pueblo, which has fallen, with Local Police and Firefighters responding. Municipal teams also dealt with the fall of Christmas lights in Plaza de España and on Avenida Inmaculada Concepción, as well as the displacement of containers at various points in the municipality. This scenario led the Emergency Committee to decree the preventive closure of all public parks, and subsequently, the town hall activated the Municipal Emergency Plan.

Mijas

In Mijas, there have been tree falls, some of them large, in at least six areas of the municipality: El Coto, La Sierrezuela, Muralla, Alquería, Tranquila, and Calahonda. In the first of these areas, a tree fell on a vehicle. There has also been a wall collapse in the Toril area (Sector 10) and commercial signage in Calanova, as reported by the local town hall.

Addressing the incidents in Mijas were Firefighters, who increased their planned staffing by four officers, along with the Local Police and Civil Protection of the municipality, as well as the municipal services of Parks and Gardens and Civil Protection. The tree that fell in La Muralla, next to the parish, has been marked and will be removed tomorrow, day 7, according to municipal sources.

Fuengirola and Torremolinos

In Fuengirola, there have been tree falls at various points in the city, including on Agustina de Aragón Street, in Los Pacos, next to the Adolfo Suárez Day Center, from the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer's Patients and other Dementias (AFA) of Fuengirola - Mijas Costa. There have also been falls of elements such as fences and fibrocement roof panels.

The situation in the municipality led the town hall to close parks preventively and later to implement the Municipal Emergency Plan, activating all available resources to prevent incidents and act diligently in any incident or risk.

In Torremolinos, the Provincial Firefighters Consortium of the Diputación de Málaga also had to intervene at various points in the municipality due to the fall of trees and other elements or at risk of falling, including Christmas lighting fixtures.

Throughout the day, the town halls have asked citizens to be extremely cautious and to avoid passing under trees, awnings, cornices, poles, cables, metal objects, scaffolding, or buildings under construction, and to respect fenced areas and the indications of the authorities, besides requesting that they call 112 in case of noticing any incident or a risk situation.

From midnight until 6:00 PM today, the meteorological regions of the Costa del Sol, the Guadalhorce Valley, and the Axarquía have been on yellow alert for coastal phenomena and wind, from the northwest, with gusts that have approached 80 kilometers per hour.