“Urgent. In horse riding Malaga horses are drowning! There is no light and the doors don’t open. We need radial batteries. Help“. With this message, published shortly before 4:00 p.m., an Internet user from X warned on social networks of the effects of the DANA in an equestrian center in the capital, with nearly a hundred trapped animals. Fortunately, the authorities arrived in time and were able to rescue them all alive.
58 minutes after sending the alert message, the user indicates that the firefighters are already on site. Later, at 5:17 p.m., he updated the information by attaching a video of the horses already rescued: “Everyone is safe now and the situation is under control. Thank you very much everyone!
And so it was. A few minutes later, the Malaga Town Hall broadcast a message on its social networks informing of the rescue of 41 horses and 39 dogs of the Malaga Equestrian Club, who were “in danger due to the overflow of a stream”. “All were rescued alive,” the council stressed.
⚠️ Four units of the Local Police, including Gruprona, the Fire Brigade and the Eastern District Operational Services, managed to free 39 dogs and 41 horses from the Málaga Equestrian Club, which were in danger due to the overflowing of a stream. They were all rescued alive. pic.twitter.com/giFyZyBHX7
– City of Malaga (@malaga) November 13, 2024
Four local police units participated in the rescue, including the Nature Protection Group (Gruprona), as well as members of the Eastern District Fire Brigade and operational services. The town hall explained that the equestrian center, located on the Almendrales road, had requested help since it could not free the animals, stuck in pits where they were already accumulating. a meter of water and mud.
The animal festival PACMA He also echoed what happened and celebrated the happy outcome: “Terrible flooding at the Club Hífico Málaga equestrian center! The horses experienced serious moments of anxiety and tensionbut they were finally rescued and are being taken care of by veterinarians! Thank you to the Firefighters and Civil Protection team who arrived on time!
In the last 24 hours, Malaga has registered 113.5 liters per square meter at the Malaga Puerto weather station in the capital. The city council reported that Malaga Municipal Emergency Plan.
According to the website of AEMETTHE red alert In the province of Málaga, it will remain in force until midnight this Wednesday in the regions of Sol and Guadalhorce and Axarquía.
