The recent torrential rain that we have seen here on the Costa del Sol at least provided some small shred of comfort for local residents.

The region´s reservoirs have doubled in capacity in the last few weeks, with December´s rainfall alone guaranteeing water for the next 2 years here in Andalucia – yes, it rained THAT much!
The volume of rainfall wasn´t uniform across the region however. For instance 362 litres of rain per square metre fell in Cadiz, guaranteeing the water supply there for the next 4 years, whilst Almeria only received 148 litres per square metre.

The level of the well-known La Concepcion reservoir in Marbella rose from 40% capacity to 97.5% in just a 2 week period, to the extent that the reservoir´s sluice gates had to be opened in order to release the excess water into the sea, amounting to the Costa del Sol´s normal supply for a 6 week period.

No shortage of water here for a while then!