SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, July 7. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Cabildo de Tenerife informs that the activities in the forest areas are suspended as of this Friday at 10:00 a.m. and the stay and transit in the mountain will be limited until the maximum alert situation dictated by the Directorate of Security and Safety is lifted. Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands, and the activation by which the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention for Forest Fires of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (Infoca) is approved.
This consideration of risk due to forest fires has also led to the activation of the Insular Territorial Emergency Plan (PEIN) as of this Friday.
The Minister of Management of the Natural Environment and Security, Isabel García, has indicated in a note that there will be a “heat episode in which temperatures of between 32 and 38 degrees are expected and probable local values that will reach or exceed the 40º, with very dry and warm air, especially in the midlands, high areas and summits”.
In addition, he pointed out that there will also be “haze and very little relative humidity in the environment”, for which, he pointed out, “we request strict compliance with security measures, among which the use of forest spaces is limited, both trails , such as tracks and recreational areas, as well as the use of machinery or tools that can produce sparks, the execution of forestry and recreational and camping areas.
Isabel García also called for “prudence and common sense in the face of the extremely hot situation that we will experience in the coming days, which could cause serious problems in our mountains” and reminded the population “of the need to be aware of the uses so that there are no near misses or alarms at a time of extreme meteorological delicacy”.
Therefore, and while this maximum alert lasts, access to the mountain, including trails and tracks, activities with fireworks, recreational and camping areas will remain closed and authorized sports activities, including hunting, will be suspended on the island. will be suspended until the end of the notices.
