SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Dec. 26 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, through the Department of Mobility and Security, has proceeded to activate the Municipal Emergency Plan and the suspension of all outdoor municipal activities, starting at 09:00 today. Monday, as well as the closure of sports facilities, due to the alert decree issued by the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands due to the arrival of heavy rains and winds that are expected throughout today.
For this reason, the closure has been decreed as of that time of as many outdoor municipal facilities as the influx of public entails, whether they are sports (sports centers, municipal swimming pools, sports fields, etc.), cultural, educational, and any other of leisure and recreation, among which are the two markets that remained open in the Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena and the Plaza de España.
Thus, any leisure activity, both sports and cultural and of a similar nature that, taking place outdoors, involves an influx of public and that was scheduled to take place starting at 09:00 today and until further communication.
Given the expected arrival of these meteorological phenomena, the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council activated, this morning, the Municipal Emergency Plan (PEMU) due to these adverse meteorological phenomena, to deal with their effects in different parts of the city.
All municipal services are on alert to resolve incidents that may occur throughout the municipal area and an appeal is made to the population to avoid unnecessary travel and exposure to risk situations.
From the City Council, in addition to thanking the work of all the security and emergency teams together with the municipal companies and services in the face of this alert, it calls on the public to act responsibly and avoid, as much as possible, putting themselves at risk , since the rains that are foreseen could cause problems and floods of water and affect both elements of urban furniture and public and private infrastructures.
As always in these cases of meteorological alerts, an appeal is made to the public to act responsibly and avoid, as much as possible, putting themselves at risk, since heavy rain, wind and storms can cause unforeseen events on roads and railways. municipality, as well as urban furniture and public and private infrastructures.
RECORDED INCIDENTS
For its part, from the PEMU it is reported that the passage of the first rain front on the capital of Tenerife has left, for the moment, a dozen incidents, although none of a serious nature. Even so, all municipal services remain activated and working to resolve these incidents and in anticipation of the weather forecasts for the next few hours.
Although work teams are currently heading to the site, the most notable incident refers to a small landslide on the road near Roque de Las Bodegas, Taganana (TF-134). According to the first reports, the fallen material has disabled a traffic lane. Patrols from the Local Police, the Natural Environment Unit (UMEN) and teams from the Highway Conservation area of the Cabildo de Tenerife went to the place.
Other than that, problems have arisen at three traffic light crossings in the city, both in the Ramblas de Santa Cruz area and Venezuela Avenue and around Benito Pérez Armas. Technicians from the service concessionaire company have managed to reactivate them and they are already working. Local Police agents have been in charge of regulating traffic and monitoring various incidents, assigning personnel to the districts of Anaga, Southwest and in areas of Añaza and the city center. The rest of the operational unit is still pending any notice.
For their part, from early morning, members of the Civil Protection volunteer group are providing service in the municipal territory with up to three endowment vehicles and specialized material such as water pumps; chainsaws and material for removing rubble or stones.
The Santacrucero City Council reminds us that the Twitter profiles of @CECOPALSC @PoliciaLocalSC and @ProteCivilSCTF will offer information of interest on incidents and self-protection. At the same time, it is recalled that the telephone numbers for reporting incidents are 092 and 112. You can also consult the different self-protection measures at https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/emergencias/alertas/conse…
