SAN SEBASTIAN DE LA GOMERA, 26 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The passage of the subtropical storm ‘Hermine’ through the island of La Gomera has left a total of 128 incidents, 24 of them linked to landslides on the island’s road network, according to data made public this Monday by the Cabildo.
The latest ones have been recorded at various points of the GM-1, between the curve of El Queso and the César Manrique viewpoint; in the section between Agulo and Las Rosas and Las Rosas and Tamargada; in the section between Vallehermoso and Epina and at kilometer point 11, near the La Cumbre tunnel.
There have also been landslides on the GM-3, from kilometer point zero to Vegaipala, at kilometer point 3 and on CV-1, between Chejelipes and La Laja, in San Sebastián de La Gomera.
As for the closure of roads, the one decreed on CV-14 (El Rejo road) between the GM-1 intersection and the access to El Cedro is maintained, so that residents will be able to continue accessing the village from the GM -2, at the intersection of La Zarcita.
The network of trails and forest tracks is also kept closed, in coordination with the Garajonay National Park staff.
The operation of the island’s air connections with the Tenerife and Gran Canaria airports has been suspended this Monday morning, which has led to the suspension of the services provided by GuaguaGomera between Valle Gran Rey and San Sebastián with the airport until further notice. warning.
Regarding maritime connections, the shipping companies have operated normally between the Port of Los Cristianos and that of San Sebastián de La Gomera, as well as the internal maritime line.
For all these reasons, the Cabildo de La Gomera maintains the Insular Emergency Plan (PEIN), decreed last Friday, although the alert level has been lowered due to rains, storms, winds and floods established by the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands.
The president of the Cabildo, Casimiro Curbelo, pointed out the importance of continuing to maintain caution and continue to comply with the recommendations provided by public administrations, “in the face of the approach of a convective nucleus to the southwest of the archipelago, which could affect some areas of the island this Monday”.
The island leader highlighted in a note the cooperation between all the public administrations of the island to guarantee the correct development of the emergency operation, made up of road personnel and the Environment Unit of the Cabildo, Garajonay National Park, EIRIF, volunteer groups of emergencies –Civil Protection, Anaga Emergency Aid and volunteer firefighters from Valle Gran Rey and La Gomera– and Civil Guard, in coordination with Cecopin.
