SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Aug. 17 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has issued an evacuation order during the early hours of this Thursday in the Las Barreras neighborhood, as well as in El Preventorio street in the municipality of El Rosario, due to the evolution of the Arafo fire ( Tenerife) that also affects other neighboring municipalities.
Specifically, on El Preventorio street in El Rosario, evacuations have been made from the TF-24 intersection to the Las Raíces recreational area, as reported by 112 of the Canary Islands.
The forest fire declared in the mountain area in Arafo was “out of control” at dawn this Thursday after an active day, during which time it has burned more than 1,800 hectares in a perimeter of about 22 kilometers that mainly affects to the municipalities of Arafo and Candelaria, as well as to La Victoria de Acentejo, Santa Úrsula, La Orotava and El Rosario, in the latter case with a possible impact on material goods.
The shelters set up for evicted people who need it are located in the Punta Larga pavilion (Rambla de los Menceyes), in the municipality of Candelaria, and in the Andrés Orozco School, in Arafo.
Several sections of the TF-24 and TF-523 highways are currently closed.
To try to stop the fire there are some 258 troops and for this Thursday it is expected that 17 aerial means will be active -including three seaplanes-, one of them for coordination.
