A recent landslide on the promenade between Arguineguín and Anfi has triggered alerts. Additionally, a large, visibly deteriorated rock threatens to fall onto the GC-500 road, specifically on the stretch between the Sunwing hotel and the Green Beach hotel, heading towards Patalavaca.
“"As early as 2017, we warned that a fractured rock could fall onto the promenade between Arguineguín and Anfi, which has now happened. Now, I warn about the lack of safety in the area where the landslide occurred. There is no signage or danger warning from the town council."
Councillor Juan Manuel Gabella has submitted a letter to the Mogán Town Council, requesting an urgent inspection of the cliff and the adoption of provisional measures, such as the installation of protective netting. He also asked for an assessment of whether construction work on the upper part of the slope affects the stability of the terrain.
For his part, Willy García, councillor for Beaches of Mogán, who visited the site of the collapse, has ruled out the need for measures, stating that no risks to the safety of passers-by are perceived. According to García, the storm simply brought down the weakest part of the cliff without causing damage.
From the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the entity responsible for that section of the GC-500, technicians assure that no recent incidents have been recorded there. They state that existing cracks are old and are periodically reviewed, and that a company hired to repair slopes in the area will inspect the site in the coming weeks.
Infrastructure damages caused by Storm Therese in Gran Canaria last March are estimated at around 80 million euros. The Governing Council approved an initial allocation of 13.3 million euros to repair 21 affected roads. Climate change reports suggest that the Canary Islands could face more extreme weather events, similar to those experienced with Therese or Storm Hermine in September 2022, which also caused dangerous landslides in Mogán.
