High-risk rescue in Marbella of three occupants of a vehicle that crossed the Verde river during a storm

Last night, the Marbella Fire and Rescue Service rescued three occupants of a car who decided to cross the Verde River despite the fact that this point, like other flood-prone areas in the town, had been marked to prohibit passage.

The councilor in charge of Local Police, Fire and Emergency Services, José Eduardo Díaz, stated that it was a "high-risk" rescue due to the river's rise caused by intense rainfall and the release of water from La Concepción reservoir. "The vehicle, imprudently, bypassed the markings and the fence that prevented crossing the Verde River, which had a quite intense flow," explained the councilor.

Díaz noted that the three occupants of the vehicle have been "identified and will be penalized" under municipal ordinances for "having bypassed that police seal" and having endangered not only their own physical integrity but also that of those who came to their aid.

Reinforcement and Surveillance

The risk situation was noticed by the Civil Protection volunteers; a group that, like the firefighters, has been reinforced by the Marbella City Council starting tonight. The Civil Protection volunteers have been "monitoring riverbeds and potential emergency situations" and have warned of this risk scenario.

This has been the most notable incident recorded until 8:00 AM today in Marbella. Beyond this rescue operation, the most significant events in the municipality due to the Leonardo storm have been the fall of three trees and some water ponds on various roads in the municipality, which have been "dispersed" by municipal services.