Ronda

Ronda reinforces drains and closes parks due to rain alert

Ronda City Council steps up cleaning of the water drainage network and will close parks this Wednesday due to the rain and wind alert.

InforMálaga newsroom · Published on November 11, 2026 at 10:16

Dos operarios con casco y ropa reflectante junto a un camión cisterna de saneamiento, observados por un hombre y una mujer en una calle. — Photo: Ayuntamiento de Ronda

Ronda's public parks will remain closed this Wednesday, November 11, due to the alert forecast for rainfall and wind, as announced by the municipal delegate for Public Works, Concha Muñoz. The measure is in addition to the reinforcement of the cleaning of the water drainage network that is being carried out in the city. The work focuses on the storm drains, the grates through which street water enters the sewer system, because the wind can clog them with fallen leaves. Cleaning is also being reviewed at sensitive points such as calle Virgen de la Paz and other areas where water can accumulate, tasks that have been carried out for months. Muñoz has stated that, when alerts occur with a lot of rain in a short time, "no municipality's network can withstand this situation." The manager of Aqualia in Ronda, José Alberto García, has explained that during storm episodes preventive work is carried out at the points considered conflictive and that, if the flow exceeds what the network can handle, there are overflow outlets. Since the beginning of the year, 2,000 storm drains, 6,000 inspection chambers and wells and more than 50 kilometres of the network have been cleaned, within 150 preventive actions ahead of periods of persistent rain, according to data provided by the company responsible for the service.

Warning for rain and wind

The closure of the parks will be maintained for as long as the alert lasts. Cleaning and network inspection work will continue in the coming hours in the areas with the greatest risk of water accumulation.

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