The head of the Civil Protection and Emergency Attention Service of the Government of the Canary Islands, Montse Romanreported at a press conference that La Orotava is the most affected municipality in the fire than tenerife He has been suffering since last Tuesday.
Of the total hectares accounted for up to 10:00 this morning (13,383), 36% corresponds to La Orotava.
From the City Council it is reported that during the early morning there was some reproduction within the perimeter of the fire, particularly in the neighborhoods of Benijo and Pinolere, which were extinguished by Tenerife firefighters and forestry brigades.
However, the statement from the Consistory ensures that the night has been much more positive than the previous days. “Although the evolution is favourable, it must be remembered that the fire is still not under control,” he recalls.
The neighborhoods evacuated since Saturday continue in the same situation and there is no regret about the loss of any home, despite the proximity of the flames to the houses of Benijo on Saturday night.
La Orotava has 2,600 evacuees who have been relocated to the homes of relatives and friends and welcomed in the three municipal pavilions enabled.
The air conditions in the municipalities of Los Realejos and La Orotava are very unfavorable and the use of FPP2 masks is recommended.
