The flames give no respite to the teamse extinction in the north of Tenerife. Bit before 10:00 p.m. This Wednesday, October 4, there was a new revivalthe third in just over 24 hours, of the fire that affects the upper part of the municipality of Santa Úrsula and an enclave of La Orotava, Pino Alto.
This is how they explained it municipal sourcesthat They attributed the focus to the high temperatures, about 37 degrees throughout almost the entire day, and the strong winds that are registered in the area.
The president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Dávila, reported on her account on the social network raise it to Level 2 and The Military Emergency Unit (UME) is activated“.
The Cabildo requested the Civil Guard to evacuate the people still in the evacuation area. This notice was offered shortly before midnight. Security forces evacuated the Tamaide area late at night.
This request from the Cabildo was accepted by the Government of the Canary Islands, which also expressed itself in its profile on social networks: “The Government of the Canary Islands declares INFOCA level 2 of the Tenerife forest fire and assumes management at the request of the Cabildo of Tenerife”
This is one of the ten reactivations that have occurred in just over 24 hours of the fire that began in August in Arafo and affected the summit of the southeast of Tenerife and several municipalities in the north, fundamentally in the forest crown.
The technicians explain that it is a fire that spreads underground, through the roots, and that it is driven on days with a lot of heat and wind.
He Mayor, Juan Acostaassured EL DÍA that last night it was estimated that about 53 residents of Santa Úrsula they were going to spend the night in it enclosure enabled by the City Council and the Spanish Red Cross. The rest of the 2,400 evacuees of said municipality were able do it in the homes of family, friends or neighbors.
It should be remembered that the aforementioned NGO prepared about 150 beds in a warehouse near the municipal fighting ground so that the victims would have a place to sleep or spend the night.
The flames at night generated great alarm and concern among the population after 10:30 p.m. this Wednesday among numerous residents of the La Orotava Valley and the Acentejo region.
Municipal sources and the Tenerife Cabildo did not rule out that the fire had affected buildings, houses or tool rooms, but they asked to wait until the end of the emergency to offer truthful data on this aspect.
