The drought puts tourism on the Costa del Sol in check. The powerful Malaga sector is preparing for a summer in which it aims to surpass its record of 14 million visitors.
250,000 people on the Malaga coast already have restrictions, of which 100,000 suffer night cuts in 15 municipalities. The sector is working on the worst-case scenario, although it hopes not to be forced to implement any of these or other measures. Rain forecasts help little. If 2023 was the driest year in Malaga since records began (1961) with just 218 liters per square meter, 2024 has started the same.