Firefighters are busy tackling a huge wildfire on the Costa del Sol with eight helicopters and other aircraft scooping water from the sea in an attempt to put out the blaze. The fire broke out around 4pm on Saturday afternoon near the village of Casares in Malaga Province and now has 76 personnel on the ground assisting the aircraft …
A large new tourist and residential complex in the town of Casares on the western end of the Costa, with about 800 apartments surrounding a central 1.5 hectares
A fire which started at 15:30 on Sunday in the paraje Puerto de la Cruz in Casares, Málaga province, has been brought under control. The blaze has destroyed an area of pine trees and scrub land but there have been no injuries reported.
A forest fire in the Parque de Los Pedregales continues to burn as firefighters are being hampered by gusting winds of up to 40 kph.
The Mayor of Casares, Juan Sánchez, has announced that he will be resigning from his position as head of the Council, although he intends to remain a Councillor.