14 Nov, 2024 @ 19:01
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Spain evacuates luxury Sotogrande resort and San Roque as Guadiario river reaches red alert after DANA storms

Sotogrande Aerial View Wiki
Sotogrande Aerial View. Photo: Wikipedia

EMERGENCY evacuations are currently underway in the luxury enclave of Sotogrande – home to a street nicknamed ‘billionaire’s row’.

Residents are being hurried out of their homes in other areas in the municipality of San Roque including San Enrique and Guadiario, according to Emergencias 112.

The preventative measures have been adopted after the Guadiario river reached dangerous highs of 5.67 metres at 3pm, prompting a red alert warning from Hidrosur.  

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Currently the levels have lowered to 3.69 metres, and the threat level has been reduced to yellow.

Other nearby regions facing evacuations include Casares and Cortes de la Frontera.

On the other side of Malaga, Velez-Malaga and a number of towns along the Guadalhorce river are being evacuated, including Alora, Cartama, Alhaurin de la Torre and Pizarra.

Meanwhile, residents in Malaga province have been authorised to return to their homes in Benalmadena and Campanillas.

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