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Drought latest in Spain: Reservoirs in Malaga are only 24% full after days of rain – as government maintains calls for ‘responsible’ water use

RESERVOIRS in Malaga are only 24% full despite days of rain, prompting government officials to extend their call for ‘responsible water usage’ as drought continues.

1 Apr, 2024 @ 15:21

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Drought latest in Spain: Has this weekend’s rain helped relieve the pressure on Malaga’s reservoirs?

WET weekend weather has left the high peaks of the Sierra Nevada frosted with snow and brought much needed precipitation to Malaga province, overflowing streams

10 Mar, 2024 @ 15:05

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir in Spain’s Malaga hits new record low

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] MALAGA’S Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir has reached an unprecedented low. The reservoir now stands at just 19.2% of

8 Aug, 2023 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Junta orders emergency intervention at the La Viñuela reservoir due to historically low water levels

For the first time, the La Viñuela reservoir is below nine percent capacity, raising alarms for the Junta. The reservoir is important to agriculture in

19 Jul, 2023 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Animals·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Axarquia to receive water from the Western Costa del Sol to battle ‘exceptional drought’ despite recent rainsLa Viñuela Credit Wikimedia

La Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Axarquia starts summer at historic low

THE Lack of rainfall has meant the La Viñuela reservoir, which supplies more than 200,000 people, has equaled its worrisome historic low. The Viñuela reservoir

28 Jun, 2023 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Recent rains stabilise supplies in Spain’s Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce

THE heavy rain in the last few days, specifically yesterday Sunday May 21, have helped stabilise water supplies in Malaga province, especially on the western

22 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Abandoned reservoir in Spain’s Malaga to be converted into extreme sports adventure park

THE abandoned Montejaque reservoir, built in the 1920s, which never had any water due to a botched engineering job, will house an adventure park with

6 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Reservoirs in Spain’s Malaga will end year with 17 hectometres more than in 2021 thanks to recent rains

THE seven reservoirs in Malaga end 2022 at 37% of their capacity, with a total of 228 cubic hectometres (Hm3), which is 17 hectometres more

29 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Heavy rains finally hit Malaga replenishing reservoirs but no flood warnings in place

THE heavens have finally opened over Malaga this week as torrential rainfall has swamped the usually sun-drenched province, with the Serranía de Ronda soaking in

9 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Weather

Eye-watering figure needed to fix Andalucia drought crisis in Spain

WATER levels inside Andalucian dams are at record lows and the region’s government has a solution, but it won’t be cheap. Andalucia needs €5 billion

12 Oct, 2022 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·National News

First worldwide case of Covid in wild otter detected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESEARCHERS in Valencia have detected what is believed to be the first case of Covid-19 in a wild river otter which was discovered dead near

8 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

It never rains but it pours: Giles sees the Costa del Sol drought break first hand

BE careful what you wish for. At the beginning of March, I was seriously concerned about the lack of rainfall in Spain. Specifically the lack

2 Apr, 2022 @ 12:04

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

Water bills could rise by 25% as reservoirs run dry and salination costs increase in Spain’s Alicante province

A COSTLY CRISIS in Alicante Province is expected as drinking water supplies dwindle. The lowest levels of rainfall in over five years have meant some

14 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Three Kings fail to bring sufficient rain to lift reservoir levels in Spain’s Andalucia

THE festive rainfall has failed to improve the reservoir level in Andalucia. While the heavy December rain dropped an average of 124 litres per square

14 Jan, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·Weather

Toxic Bacteria Is Discovered In Several Reservoirs In Alicante And Murcia Areas Of Spain

Toxic bacteria is polluting several reservoirs in Alicante and Murcia areas of Spain

FIVE reservoirs in the Alicante and Murcia regions are suffering from pollution caused by increased levels of harmful algae. The Segura Hydrographic Confederation(CHS) says algae

17 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Reservoir dam in Andalucia opened as officials deem it too full

THE reservoir which supplies the western Costa del Sol was opened on Monday after officials deemed it over capacity. The La Concepción reservoir, behind Marbella,

16 Apr, 2018 @ 17:17

Environment·Lead

Urgent measures being drawn up to combat threat of drought across Andalucia

New water plans include installing a pipeline from the Iznajar reservoir in Cordoba to the Antequera area, which was supposed to have been built two

25 Nov, 2017 @ 09:59

Environment·Malaga·Nature

Andalucian reservoir levels have SHARPLY decreased since last year

New statistics reveal reservoir stocks have decreased from 48% to 36% since this time last year.

26 Oct, 2017 @ 15:01

Cordoba·Environment·Nature·Sevilla

Experts warn of potential water restrictions in Andalucia following low reservoir water levels

Reservoirs in Andalucia and other Spanish regions are at unusually low levels, despite the wet start to the year. Experts worry about the effects this

11 Apr, 2017 @ 19:12

Environment·Lead

Malaga ‘likely’ to see emergency water restrictions as reservoirs hit 10-year low

If the dry weather continues and levels drop to 109 cubic hectometres, residents could see a repeat of the emergency drought measures and hosepipe bans

8 May, 2016 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

What lies beneath

Columnist Giles Brown explores the oddities exposed by his rapidly-disappearing reservoir

7 Oct, 2014 @ 09:00

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear