On Friday, the Department of Coasts finished the replenishment of Ferrara Playa in Torrox Costa ready for Easter, but by Saturday, the weather had once again turned the beach into a mess. Beach erosion is a constant problem for the municipality.
Beaches being repaired in time for Easter
Nothing changes as, once again, the lorries begin trundling in with tons of sand to try and repair the beaches along the coast in time for Easter.
Leatherbacks washed ashore in Benajarafe and Torrox
On Wednesday, a 1.5 metre long leatherback turtle was found dead on Benajarafe beach and on Thursday, another leatherback was washed ashore on Ferrara Playa in Torrox Costa.
New lighting for Torrox promenade
Following the completion of the repaving of the promenade at Ferrara Playa, a €1,5 million project financed by the First Plan Zapatero (State Fund for Employment), Torrox Council now wants to renew the lighting and the street furniture.
Ferrara Playa in Torrox Costa already suffering from the first storms
The first storms of autumn in Torrox Costa and, as usual, part of Ferrara Playa has been washed away to leave certain areas less than ten metres wide.
Storms damage beach in Torrox Costa
Storms during the past couple of days have once again had a dramatic effect on Ferrara Playa beach in Torrox Costa, the eastern end now having a one metre high ‘step’ due to the sands being washed away.
Woman drowns on Ferrara Playa in Torrox Costa
A 65 year old woman drowned at Ferrara Playa in Torrox Costa on Tuesday, bringing the total number of drownings in Malaga province so far this year to nine.
All in vain
Just twenty-four hours after the Department of Coasts finished the perpetual, and expensive job of replenishing Ferrara Playa in Torrox with fresh sand, high winds have destroyed all the good work.
Still no permanent solution to beach erosion in Torrox
Today sees the start of the perpetual regeneration of Ferrara Playa in Torrox Costa with the Department of Coasts bringing in the bulldozers and trucks full of sand.
Torrox Council continues to press for permanent solution to beach erosion
Torrox Council is continuing to press for the installation of breakwaters to prevent erosion of Ferrara Playa and has sent another letter to the provincial Department of Coasts.