Sunday, May 14, 2006

Tropical Storm Delta in Pictures

Maybe it seems a little perverse to browse pictures of a disaster or to keep going on about the Tropical Storm Delta that hit these islands at the end of November last year, but it happened. One cannot deny that.

The picture (left) shows one of eight of the large trees on the Avenida de Anaga in the capital, Santa Cruz, that were downed by the winds, which in some places reached 200 kmh (124 mph).

It is just one of hundreds of pictures in this special, compiled by ElDia, which shows, in both words and images, the damage caused by the storm.

Will it serve to remind and ensure that the relevant authorities are prepared in case such a storm should happen here again? Ah, that is the $64K question!

Special Tropical Storm Delta