Anyone strolling through Mijas on Tuesday afternoon would’ve had little idea of the carnage that had unfolded the night before.
A series of photos shared with the Spanish Eye show Brits and locals sitting down for espetos and cañas (grilled sardines and beers) under clear blue skies.
Meanwhile, the streets are spotless and benches are upright – a total reversal of the scenes witnessed earlier in the morning.
Torrential rain and a freak tornado tore through the Costa del Sol gem overnight, bringing down Christmas lights, trees and throwing furniture across the streets and shores.
‘I live just where the tornado was, I was afraid that my windows would break,’ British resident Christopher Lager – who took the series of photos – told this paper.
‘I took the photos to show people how amazing the Mijas community and business owners were to clean up so quickly.’
The Costa del Sol was battered by fierce winds overnight as Storm Emilia continued to be felt across southern Spain.
Footaged shared online showed the moment the series of Christmas lights were brought down by gales in La Cala de Mijas.
In Calle Miguel Bueno, Fuengirola, a tree was filmed seemingly snapping in half amid the extreme weather.
A yellow weather alert had been issued on Monday night, warning of strong gusts of wind and heavy rainfall across Malaga’s coast and Guadalhorce Valley.
Read more Costa del Sol news at the Spanish Eye.
