Spain’s southern coast on orange weather alert

Thursday, 27 Mar, 2019 0

Spain’s southern coast is on weather alert after being battered by waves of up to seven metres high.

An orange alert was in place among most of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas until 6pm local time Wednesday. After that, a yellow alert will operate in most of the region on Thursday and Friday, although the alert will remain orange in the south-central coastal region.

Spain’s weather agency AEMET forecasts that virtually the whole coast of Andalucia, from Cadiz in the west to Almeria in the east, will experience high coastal waters and strong winds for the next three days.

Malaga Port was hit by six-metre waves on Wednesday morning and the region’s San Andres beach was flooded, while Gibraltar’s coastline was hit by waves of five metres.

Other parts of the Costa del Sol will see waves of between three and five metres and the region’s police is warning residents and holidaymakers to take care if they are near the seaside.



 

profileimage

Lisa

Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...