Storm January 2018 in Andalusia

Yesterday 28 January 2018, Malaga was at the center of a storm with strong winds and heavy rains.

This storm affected the whole of Andalusia but it is especially the Costa del Sol which took full impact.

Winds up to 100 km / h swept the coast, tearing even palm trees in Malaga and Torremolinos.

Injuries and Damages

The report shows more than 250 civil protection interventions and 2 serious injuries in Fuengirola and Malaga.

End of January for Andalusia weather forecast 

For the beginning of the week from the 29th of January, the depression and the strong winds will shift towards the East and the Strait of Gibraltar, the Andalusian provinces of Cadiz, Ceuta, Granada and Malaga remain in orange weather alert at least until to Tuesday, January 30 with a weather to return to the beautiful Wednesday, January 31.

Difficult with ferries traffic

Between Morocco and enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to join Malaga and Algeciras.

A ferry even had trouble getting into the port of Malaga, it is the ship 'El Melillero'.

Other ferries from Ceuta had to be postponed or even canceled because of the swell and bad weather conditions.