The Canary Islands yesterday suffered strong gusts of wind and waves between five and six meters high as a result of the passage of the Celia storm through the Islands. The bad weather left gusts of wind in the Archipelago that reached 155 kilometers per hour in Izaña, on the summit of Tenerife, at 3:10 p.m. This was the highest streak in the entire country, according to data from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet). The province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the most affected by the wind than the eastern one. In Alto Igualero, in Vallehermoso (La Gomera) 118 kilometers per hour were recorded at 9:30 am, 101 in Candelaria, 100 in Las Cañadas del Teide and 95 in Tenerife North Airport. In Gran Canaria, the Aemet scored 71 kilometers per hour in Suerte Alta (Agaete) at 11:30 am this Monday and 78 kilometers in La Aldea de San Nicolás.
According to the 1-1-2 room, it is estimated that throughout the Community there were some 400 incidents and the majority occurred in the municipalities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, La Laguna and Las Palmas, especially related to falling trees and branches. , power lines, fences, walls and container movement. The City Council of the capital of Tenerife closed the parks and squares. In said municipality there were 92 incidents until 8:30 p.m., but none were serious. 24 trees and branches fell. One of them damaged a tourism in Tíncer. And 17 containers were displaced; one caused damage to several cars in Cueva Roja. Four traffic lights fell totally or partially. The firefighters had to remove several signs due to the risk of falling and also acted due to the damage to a structure near the Hospital Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria, loose gutters on the facades of several buildings, broken or falling fences, as well as to prevent the fall. from a mobile telephone antenna to public roads.
The attractions of the Maritime Park Parking Fair remain closed, according to the Autonomous Organism for Festivities and Recreational Activities (Oafar) of the consistory. Municipal Services personnel removed from the road in Las Teresitas several containers and hammocks from the beach that the wind dragged to the road, in addition to breaking or displacing various infrastructures, from tents to containers, from the local kiosks. In addition, the lane closest to the beach line was closed due to flooding after the rains, due to the large amount of sand raised by the wind. On Carretera del Rosario, part of a traffic light fell and hit a woman near La Candelaria Hospital. The victim suffered minor injuries, according to local police. Prevention measures prevented more personal injuries when two large trees fell, one in Parque La Granja and the other in the bike lane of Avenida de La Constitución.
Trees and branches fell in La Laguna, as well as displacement of containers and cable posts. According to municipal sources, six containers were displaced and one of them damaged several cars in San Benito. In addition, nine trees and eight branches of palm trees and trees fell. Four electricity poles and three telephone poles were affected by the wind. The consistory registered seven incidents due to detached plates from facades, fallen shutters or window wood. Some caused various damage to vehicles. Two garage doors fell off and in Las Mercedes a 25-meter section of a wall fell.
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- incidents were managed from the 1-1-2 room, especially in Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Local police and Civil Protection volunteers from Arona, as well as municipal workers, were activated to respond to any incident, such as preventing them from falling onto public roads, inspection and pruning of trees and branches, and cleaning of roads and streets. The red flag flies on all the beaches of the municipality. The consistory decreed the suspension of all municipal activities, both indoors and outdoors, and any other act that takes place outside, in addition to the closure of all sports and cultural facilities until the alert ends. Incidents were also dealt with in the Tenerife municipalities of Candelaria, Güímar and Arafo, and in the Gran Canaria municipalities of Teror, Arucas, Firgas and San Brígida. The Cabildo de Tenerife revoked authorizations for use in the natural environment, crossings through protected natural spaces or use of recreational areas and the limitation of access to Teide. In Adeje, the strong wind caused the fall of a water tank on the rear terrace of an apartment on Piedra Redonda street, in La Postura. In the same area, part of the structure of a roof in Plaza César Manrique also fell off, some “sandwich panels”, which affected some vehicles parked on the road, according to sources from the Adejero council. Volunteer firefighters from Adeje and local police acted in these services.
A woman was seriously injured and was admitted to Hospiten Sur in critical condition after a wall fell on her from several meters high when the victim was in the pergola of a bar in a hotel in Costa Adeje, specifically on the street Venezuela.
In Guía de Isora, the security and emergency services intervened after the fall of a palm tree in an access to the coastal area of Playa San Juan. In addition, on the way up to the Acojeja neighborhood, a wall fell. Despite the fact that there are numerous stones on the road, it was possible to keep traffic open on the road.
The Civil Traffic Guard confirmed that, during the morning of yesterday, in Aguagarcía (Tacoronte) sleet fell, although it did not affect traffic on the road, since, quickly, it melted away.
In Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the detachment of a billboard and part of a wall on a public service bus that was carrying out its usual service in the Las Torres area stood out. Local police officers went to the Cardón highway, at the height of the access to the Díaz Casanova Industrial Estate, who had to rescue the occupants of the vehicle. In the area of Paseo de Chil, a palm tree fell in the direction of the Port, before the intersection with Avenida de Escaleritas, for which a traffic lane had to be closed.
Fred’s Director of Fleet. Olsen, Juan Ignacio Liaño Núñez, confirmed that the ferries that cover the line from Morro Jable (Fuerteventura) and Los Cristianos-La Palma had certain problems due to the waves. Specifically, the boat that was heading to La Palma suffered bow waves. Several cars suffered minor material damage due to displacement in the hold and part of the merchandise fell to the ground in a bar on the ferry.
