Thursday, November 02, 2006
Severe rain storm hits Tenerife
Road turns to river in El PalmarHeavy rains and thunder storms left Tenerife in chaos in the early afternoon yesterday, causing flash flooding, landslides and power outages.
Four health centers on the island had to be closed because of flooding and lightening hit a electrical sub-station in Tacoronte, in the north of the island, leaving the population there without power, while in other areas, cuts were intermittent. There was flooding in many roads and streets that were converted into fast-flowing, impassable, rivers; houses and even the runway and terminal at Tenerife South's Reina Sofia airport. Five flights had to be diverted to Gran Canaria.
In the south of Tenerife, fire services in San Miguel had to rescue a woman who had become trapped in her car in the Aldea Blanca tunnel, due to rising water.
Authorities were reported to be maintaining the alert until midnight tonight, however, it was lifted at 05:00 this morning. Schools have been reopened today throughout the archipelago, while everyone tries to clean up and get back to normal.
Photos and video: Tenerife se recupera de una fuerte tromba de agua
La fuerte lluvia deja en Tenerife un caos de desprendimientos, inundaciones y cortes de luz
Una tromba de agua provoca en Tenerife cortes de luz, desprendimientos e inundaciones
Severe rain storm hits Tenerife
