Villagers within the mountain village of Lújar had a hell of a fright when massive boulders and earth rolled down off the Tajo de la Señorica yesterday, damaging homes.
Luckily, no one was harm though two canines have been killed. Once we say massive boulders, there was one weighing roughly 
1,500 kilos which partially demolished the home of a 71-year-old man – the home had been on sale.
Now everyone is anxious that extra may come down, which is why the Provincial Council goes to hold out emergency stabilisation work on the hillside.
This administration has suggested locals dwelling in homes below the overhang (bluff) to maneuver out quickly and consultants have calculated that 200,000 euros are wanted to hold out the mandatory work.
The boulder had are available in by means of an upstairs window and smashed by means of the ground. Luckily, there was no one in it on the time.
The stated work will probably be a case of pinning the rock face with metal netting (the identical as will be seen on many unstable cuttings alongside roadsides). This specialised metal netting prices round a thousand euros per sq. metre they usually calculated that they’ll want round 200 sq/m of it.
Mayor José Antonio González defined that there has by no means been a rockfall like this earlier than on this hillside, which lies behind homes on the higher finish of the village.
The rockslide additionally lined the primary highway to the village within the early afternoon, however heavy equipment was capable of clear it not lengthy after dusk.
It’s believed that the latest rain and frost adopted by excessive winds weakened the hillside
(Information/Noticias: Lujar, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia – Images: Stills from Supreme video)
