He Government of the Canary Islands maintains alert for waves up to five and a half meters high and swell on the northern coast of Gran Canaria. At the same time, yesterday he also declared the rain alert situation in the municipalities affected by the Tenerife forest fire, and decreed a pre-alert for possible downpours in the rest of the island, which extends to Gran Canaria, The Palm and La Gomera.
The largest waves were expected for yesterday, but the General Directorate of Emergencies maintains the precautionary levels activated due to coastal phenomena in the Archipelago. This panorama is noticeable in the poor state of the water, mainly due to swells from the north and northwest. In turn, the waves can reach between four and five and a half meters in height, which will be seen during high tide hours.
This situation especially affects the coasts facing north and west, which is why the Government of Canary Islands From the beginning, he asked the population to take extreme precautions, “in order to prevent relevant incidents from occurring and to follow the self-protection advice issued by the Canary Islands Executive to avoid added risks.”
This poor state of the sea poses a very significant risk for bathers and infrastructure, which can suffer damage from the strong currents.
The areas with the greatest potential risk from this alert due to coastal phenomena in the province of The Palms They are produced on the north coast of Gran Canaria, from Agaete, Galdar, Guide, Moya and Arucas until The Gran Canarian palms; as well as on the northern and western coasts of Fuerteventura (Pájara, Betancuria, Puerto del Rosario and La Oliva) and on the north and west coast of Lanzarote (Yaiza, Tinajo, Teguise and Haría), including The Gracious.
In turn, in the case of Santa Cruz de Tenerife they are the north and west coast of La Palma (Puntallana, San Andrés y Sauces, Barlovento, Garafía, Puntagorda, Tijarafe, Tazacorte, Los Llanos de Aridane and Fuencaliente); the northern and western coast of El Hierro; northern coast of La Gomera (Valle Gran Rey, Vallehermoso, Agulo, Hermigua and San Sebastián de la Gomera) and the northern coast of Tenerife (Buenavista del Norte, Los Silos, Garachico, Icod de los Vinos, La Guancha, San Juan de la Rambla, Los Realejos, El Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava, Santa Úrsula, La Victoria, La Matanza, El Sauzal, Tacoronte, La Laguna and Santa Cruz de Tenerife).
On the other hand, the Government of the Canary Islands yesterday declared a rain alert situation in the municipalities affected by the Tenerife forest fire, which include the towns of El Rosario, Tacoronte, El Sauzal, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Victoria of Acentejo, Santa Úrsula, La Orotava and Los Realejos.
And he made official the pre-alert situation for rain in Gran Canaria, the rest of the Tenerife islandLa Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro, which was activated at seven in the afternoon yesterday.
The pre-alert contemplates precipitation in the form of rain in the north and east of the islands, which will be persistent in the midlands of the north and northeast, and from weak to locally moderate. It is not ruled out, according to Emergencies, some heavy occasional downpour that could reach or exceed 15 liters per square meter in one hour in Gran Canaria (North), La Gomera and Tenerife (North).
In 12 hours, the North of Gran Canaria could accumulate 40 liters, compared to 60 liters in the same period of time in La Palma.
Telde review La Restinga
The Telde City Council will review La Restinga beach this Monday morning, before determining whether to finally reopen it, after the oil spill that forced its closure on Saturday. During yesterday’s day, the piche stains had already disappeared, although municipal officials decided to maintain the bathing prohibition notice. Meanwhile, the option is being considered that its origin is in a ship spill. | J.B.
