Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Photo essay: Before and after the fire in Málaga province


At the end of August, a raging brush fire spread through the Spanish countryside, just a few miles inland from Mijas on the Costa del Sol.

Comparisons can now be made with before and after photos.
Digital Journal reported on the fire, which sparked off in Cerro Alaminos in Coín and, due to a strong wind coming from the Sierra de Mijas, then affected Alhaurín el Grande, Coín and Mijas in Málaga province.

The fire then spread as far as Marbella and the Sierra de Ojén.
In total, around 20 linear kilometers and more than 600 hectares of land were affected by the blaze.

Thousands were affected by the fire, with two injured in hospital and regrettably one elderly person dead. Many homes were lost... read more and view photos/