Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Winds cause strange incidents in Tenerife
The Canarian Government has declared the orange alert in the province of Santa Cruz to be over today, but the islands remain on pre-alert owing to the strong winds. The forecast from the Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (National Meteorological Institute) until 10 a.m. this morning, contemplates 70 kmph winds in the north west of the island of El Hierro. Gusts could reach up to 75 kmph in La Orotava and Vilaflor in Tenerife, until 6 p.m. today.
Meanwhile, the winds that have been whipping round the province, keeping it on alert since Sunday, have caused some material damages in La Laguna, according to this report, originally from the local corporation itself.
They say a greenhouse fell down and a road was momentarily closed in Punta Hidalgo, while firefighters had to deal with a fallen advertising hoarding at Tenerife's Los Rodeos airport. In another incident, a building site fence caused damages to one vehicle. And, "in the Camino de la Cordillera, in Guamasa, a wall and a tree came down, which were retired by a town hall digger, once the firefighters and local police had realized the opportune interventions."
What kind of "opportune interventions?" Was the tree wanted for questioning? Is the wall suspected of a crime? (The size and type of tree were not given!)
Labels: Tenerife Weather
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