Friday, January 26, 2007
Orange Alert for rains in the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands government has declared a state of orange alert in the archipelago with the prediction that a big storm is on it's way towards us that will affect the western islands, including Tenerife, from tonight and stay for the duration of this weekend.
Rains are expected to be heavy: a lot of rain, in a short space of time, more than is habitual and for which, they estimate, precautions are necessary.
Civil protection and emergency services are alert to the possible consequences and recommend the population to avoid leaving home, have candles ready in case of interruptions in the electrical supply, disconnect electrical appliances in case of storms, not to touch electrical appliances that are wet and avoid areas that are susceptible to flooding, amongst other common sense precautions.
The eastern islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, will be less affected, but they still recommend taking the same precautions. They anticipate that the storm will begin to move away from the Canary Islands, initially, on Sunday and also expect snow in La Palma and Tenerife above an altitude of 1,900 meters.
Alerta naranja por lluvias en Canarias
