The famous Costa del Sol including the tourist resorts of Marbella and Estepona has faced the brunt of the extreme weather phenomenon known as a DANA, a cold drop which was the cause of the catastrophic flash floods which killed more than 200 people in and around the east coast city of Valencia alone.

Schools in the entire southern province of Málaga have been closed while many supermarkets have kept shutters down. Around 3,000 people living in close proximity to the Guadalhor