Laurence Dollimore
Siempre quise ver mi ciudad así , crecí escuchando e imaginando la anécdota que contaban de aquella nevada histórica en Málaga. Esto también es histórico pic.twitter.com/6qBsRRK3qZ
— Luis Souviron Mérida (@LuisSouviron) January 23, 2020
THE beaches of Malaga were left covered in a white coating this morning following hail storms.
Twitter users uploaded videos from the early hours of this morning, showing strong hail falling on the provincial capital.
Importante granizada ahora mismo sobre #Málaga capital, dejando las calles de la ciudad completamente blancas. Un problema añadido, para el ya nefasto alcantarillado. pic.twitter.com/tYWVgwOX0I
— Storm Málaga (@Storm_Malaga) January 23, 2020
It comes as the province remains on a weather alert for rainfall until Friday.
Importante granizada ahora mismo sobre #Málaga capital, dejando las calles de la ciudad completamente blancas. Un problema añadido, para el ya nefasto alcantarillado. pic.twitter.com/tYWVgwOX0I
— Storm Málaga (@Storm_Malaga) January 23, 2020
Meanwhile, footage from inland Coin appeared to show rivers of hail flowing through the streets.
The town there is believed to have received 110mm in just two hours.
https://twitter.com/Storm_Malaga/status/1220281690062540801
Weather agency AEMET has now upgraded the weather warning to orange for much of Malaga.
The warning for rainfall is in place for the whole of Thursday along the Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce Valley.
https://twitter.com/sergio_nm92/status/1220264237630660608
Meanwhile, schools in the capital have been told to close due to the risks posed by the icy conditions.
That includes the private British college Cerrado de Calderon.
@Storm_Malaga limonar pic.twitter.com/cb6uR3MUd8
— Alejandro ? (@CCAlejandro1994) January 23, 2020
Residents are being advised to stay indoors due to the risk of slipping on the ice, particularly if they have children.
