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.
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.
Sinking ships
A proposal to resolve the issue of beach erosion in Nerja has been drawn up by the City Council, Buceo Costa Nerja and a group of diving enthusiasts and the intention is to submit this to the Junta de Andalucía for consideration.
It’s ‘patch-up’ time at Ferrara Playa again
Despite the recent protests by businessmen in Torrox, tons of sand is once again being brought in to replenish stocks on Ferrara Playa in preparation for the Easter vacation.
Torrox protests
The newly formed Plataforma en Defensa del Litoral Torroxeño (Platform for the Defence of the Torrox Coastline) is planning two demonstrations to press their demands for a permanent solution to the problem of beach erosion in the municipality. The first protest will be tomorrow outside the Council offices, the second will be next Wednesday outside the offices of the Department …
Torrox businessmen demand permanent solution to beach erosion
Businessmen in Torrox have been meeting to discuss their strategy regarding the continuing problems on the local beaches due to the perpetual erosion of sand.
Marbella coastal erosion
The Department of Coasts is planning to initiate the ‘draft technical study’ phase of proceedings relating to the feasibility of placing submerged breakwaters along the Marbella coast to permanently resolve the problem of beach erosion during bad weather.