Ana Mula demands from the central government an Action Plan for the stabilization of the beaches of Fuengirola

The mayor asks the Coastal Demarcation to undertake urgent regeneration actions and to plan infrastructure that will put an end to the successive regressions of the sandy area. The recent storms have caused the loss of more than 11,000 cubic meters of sand on the Fuengirola coast, mainly in the areas of El Castillo and Santa Amalia.

1/27/2026 – The mayor of Fuengirola, Ana Mula, has demanded an Action Plan from the central government for the stabilization of the town’s beaches. Specifically, it has requested the Coastal Demarcation to undertake urgent regeneration actions and to plan infrastructure that will put an end to the successive regressions of the sandy area. Only in the last two storm episodes, on December 27 and January 3 and 4, the Fuengirola coastline has lost more than 11,000 cubic meters of sand.

“Fuengirola is a benchmark in well-being and quality of life, a first-rate international tourist destination. Many of the people who come here do so attracted by the excellence of our beaches, something proven by the numerous international awards that we have. We work 365 days a year to ensure that they are in perfect condition. They are, along with our Promenade, the jewel of our city. The Board of Directors adds to this continuous effort to offer the best possible image to our visitors. Andalusia, but we are missing a fundamental actor: the Government of Spain. In the case of Fuengirola, the beaches of Santa Amalia and El Castillo have continuous problems of lack of sand, a situation that they have known for a long time,” said the councilor, who has visited one of the city’s beaches together with the mayor of the sector, José Sánchez.

In this sense, Mula has indicated that he has sent two letters to the aforementioned state body, dependent on the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, during the last month – on December 19 and January 13 – to urge the implementation of urgent sand regeneration actions, especially after the red notice episodes recorded on December 27 and January 3 and 4. To date, none of them have received a response.

“The problem is that this situation is repeated year after year, storm after storm. We have been demanding an effective solution for a long time, not the usual patches, but a stabilization plan for our beaches. Breakwaters, exempt dikes… in short, solid and definitive technical solutions to a real and persistent problem that threatens our most precious jewel and that gives meaning to our main economic and job-generating industry: tourism,” the first mayor stressed.