Overview
- - Spain’s Aemet issued an overnight red warning for “extreme danger” in the western Costa del Sol and Guadalhorce areas, triggering ES-Alert messages to 27 municipalities.
- - The Hidrosur network declared a red flood alert on the Guadalhorce, measuring about 1,053 cubic metres per second and roughly 5.5 metres at Cártama before levels began to fall.
- - Emergency services logged 339 weather-related incidents across Andalucía, including 304 in Malaga, with rescues and evacuations reported in towns such as Cártama and Alhaurín de la Torre.
- - In Alhaurín el Grande, one of two men reported missing during the flooding was found dead and a large search operation continues for the other with Guardia Civil units, firefighters and volunteers.
- - Infrastructure disruptions included road closures like the A-7057 near Estación de Cártama and the MA-5401, a partial bridge collapse in Tolox, and more than 20 flight diversions, as alerts were later downgraded with residual rain risks remaining.