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Malaga closed six beaches for swimming after wet wipe blockages forced release of raw sewage into the sea

MALAGA'S town hall has confirmed sewage was deliberately released into the sea during Saturday's storm to stop it flooding people's homes.

18 Aug, 2026 @ 09:58

Health·Lead·Malaga

Swimming ‘not advised’ on Costa del Sol beach after sewage pipe ruptures

AUTHORITIES have warned beachgoers to avoid swimming in parts of the Costa del Sol after a ruptured sewage pipe contaminated sections of the Malaga coastline.

26 Mar, 2026 @ 14:30

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

British company gets the nod to build waste water treatment plant in Europa Point area of Gibraltar

UNTREATED sewage flowing into the sea from Gibraltar could soon be a thing of the past after its government found a company that could clean

8 Sep, 2023 @ 15:11

Gibraltar·Lead

Popular Costa Blanca Beach In Spain Closed To Swimmers For Two Days Due To Fecal Matter In The Water

Popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain reopens after being closed to swimmers

JAVEA’S busiest beach- the Arenal- reopened to bathers on Thursday after being closed for two days after test samples revealed fecal matter in the water.

28 Jul, 2022 @ 12:59

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Blue Flag Beaches On Spain's Costa Blanca Closed To Bathers Due To Sewage Discharge

Award-winning beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca closed to bathers due to sewage discharge

THREE award-winning ‘Blue Flag’ beaches on the Costa Blanca have banned swimming after sewage discharges were found in the water. Red flags were raised on

14 Jul, 2022 @ 11:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Sacaba beach in Spain’s Malaga reopens to bathing after nasty sewage spill

MALAGA City Council Department of Beaches and Harbours has reopened Sacaba beach for bathing after a four-day sewage discharge. The beach was closed last Tuesday,

12 Jul, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Beach in Spain’s Malaga closed after burst sewage pipeline floods area with human waste

A BEACH in Malaga has been closed after a broken pipe flooded the area with sewage. The rupture of the sewage pipe has flooded the

6 Jul, 2022 @ 09:30

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Two Costa Blanca Beaches In Spain Get 'black Flag' Awards Over Sewage Discharges

Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea

TWO Alicante Province beaches have been awarded Black Flags for 2022 by environmental group, Ecologists in Action. Cala Lanuza(pictured) and Cala Baeza between El Campello

14 Jun, 2022 @ 15:47

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Raw sewage flows onto stunning beach in Spain’s Andalucia prompting calls for its closure over ‘disease and health’ fears

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have called for the closure of a stunning Andalucian beach after another raw sewage spill. A bout of rain this morning has once again

7 Jun, 2020 @ 12:38

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Public officials under investigation for allowing sewage to flow into rivers in Spain’s Andalucia

EIGHT public officials have been under investigation for illegal sewage disposal in Alhaurin el Grande.

4 Feb, 2020 @ 15:07

Environment·Lead

“Very serious” poo lagoon is leaking into drinking water in Spain’s Malaga

A cleanup operation is underway.

20 Sep, 2019 @ 10:47

Lead·Malaga

Jet2 removes Costa del Sol beaches from its website after Olive Press probe into raw sewage pumped into sea

Other package holiday firms TUI and Thomas Cook, are still promoting the affected beaches on their websites

25 May, 2019 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

EU STINK!: Andalucia to blame for Spain’s sewage treatment problem as country handed €12 million fine

SPAIN has been fined €12 million by the EU for failing to deal with its sewage water properly – and the majority of offending towns

29 Jul, 2018 @ 10:01

Environment·Lead

Andalucian town hall still to fix leaking sewage pipe after NINE years

EXPATS are demanding action after years of raw sewage leaking into a stream just metres from their homes. Colin Evans, 67, has been in a

3 Mar, 2018 @ 14:00

Almeria·Lead

WATCH: Shocking footage of raw sewage being dumped off shore in southern Spain

THIS is the disgusting moment a green activist group catpured footage of raw sewage being dumped off shore in southern Spain. https://www.facebook.com/verdemarecologistas/videos/1648176231924672/?hc_ref=ARSYongbtOJNPdkfvggft21_Kbj6tUhIKBOwnoJFSLqXSBJctprlXKzjk1CEE7svdAA&fref=nf The video was

1 Mar, 2018 @ 13:57

Cadiz·Lead

Over a third of Andalucia sewage plants not processing waste properly

Last November, Spain was fined €46.5m by the EU Commission due to a failure to ensure its plants were safely processing sewage

21 Mar, 2017 @ 11:35

Almeria·Cadiz·Cordoba·Environment·Granada·Health·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Work begins at Nerja’s sewage plant after years of false starts

Sewage saga rumbles on

27 Feb, 2016 @ 10:05

Malaga

Algeciras Town Hall face tough questions about ‘sewage waste’ on beach

While the town hall insists the runoff water at El Rinconcillo is ‘just rainwater’, Algeciras Sí Se Puede claims it is sewage discharge

26 Feb, 2016 @ 12:33

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

Junta de Andalucia to be hit with possible €40 million EU fine

Junta taken to court and facing huge fine for not treating raw sewage

24 Nov, 2015 @ 14:25

Environment·Lead

Women fined for ‘dirty protest’ in Gibraltar

A frustrated homeowner dumped raw sewage on the front desk at the housing department

5 Jun, 2015 @ 16:06

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Axarquia launches sewage works project

Work has already begun at sewage plants in Algorrobo and Rincon de la Victoria

13 Apr, 2015 @ 15:36

Environment·Malaga

Legal trouble over Gibraltar’s insufficient sewage works

Gibraltar's lack of a sewage treatment plant has landed the UK government in trouble with European courts

2 Apr, 2015 @ 14:30

Gibraltar

Court documents ruined as sewage floods Torrox courthouse

The flood has raised 'serious questions' about the structural soundness of the building built in 1863

28 Feb, 2015 @ 16:00

Lead·Malaga

Sewage spills onto streets of Los Iberos, Axarquia

The town hall allegedly ignored complaints for days

10 Aug, 2014 @ 17:25

Lead

la concepcion reservoir mijas fuengirola

Environment Ministry funds €4.3 million irrigation project

The scheme will save drinking water in Mijas and Fuengirola by using treated sewage water to irrigate parks and golf courses

22 Jul, 2012 @ 18:13

Environment·Other News

Wet, wet, wet!

Paul Whitelock has had enough of water lately - flooded houses and gardens, rising damp, sewage, a drowned horse and dirty well water. What else

26 Dec, 2011 @ 18:33

Paul Whitelock's View From The Mountains

sewage

Malaga closed six beaches for swimming after wet wipe blockages forced release of raw sewage into the sea

Swimming ‘not advised’ on Costa del Sol beach after sewage pipe ruptures

British company gets the nod to build waste water treatment plant in Europa Point area of Gibraltar

Popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain reopens after being closed to swimmers

Award-winning beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca closed to bathers due to sewage discharge

Sacaba beach in Spain’s Malaga reopens to bathing after nasty sewage spill

Beach in Spain’s Malaga closed after burst sewage pipeline floods area with human waste

Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea

Raw sewage flows onto stunning beach in Spain’s Andalucia prompting calls for its closure over ‘disease and health’ fears

Public officials under investigation for allowing sewage to flow into rivers in Spain’s Andalucia

“Very serious” poo lagoon is leaking into drinking water in Spain’s Malaga

Jet2 removes Costa del Sol beaches from its website after Olive Press probe into raw sewage pumped into sea

EU STINK!: Andalucia to blame for Spain’s sewage treatment problem as country handed €12 million fine

Andalucian town hall still to fix leaking sewage pipe after NINE years

WATCH: Shocking footage of raw sewage being dumped off shore in southern Spain

Over a third of Andalucia sewage plants not processing waste properly

Work begins at Nerja’s sewage plant after years of false starts

Algeciras Town Hall face tough questions about ‘sewage waste’ on beach

Junta de Andalucia to be hit with possible €40 million EU fine

Women fined for ‘dirty protest’ in Gibraltar

Axarquia launches sewage works project

Legal trouble over Gibraltar’s insufficient sewage works

Court documents ruined as sewage floods Torrox courthouse

Sewage spills onto streets of Los Iberos, Axarquia

Environment Ministry funds €4.3 million irrigation project

Wet, wet, wet!

WATCH: Hairy moment Norwegian Airlines plane is forced to abort landing at Malaga airport

Barcelona’s iconic La Boqueria market fights back against overtourism with €12m revamp to win back disgruntled locals

100 million milestone firmly in sight for 2026 after Spain smashes all-time tourism records in July

Thief crushed to death in Spain by bin lorry after hiding in waste container just before contents were emptied

Discover this hidden Catalan village on the banks of the Ebro with Neolithic caves and Moorish treasures

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