Are the flights to the volcanic island of the Canaries canceled?

Flooded houses, roads transformed into muddy rivers … Since the passage of the Olivier storm this weekend, a part of Lanzarote is no longer a postcard decor. The Spanish Island of Canaries, popular with tourists for its mild temperatures throughout the year, declared the emergency state on Saturday after 6 cm of rain fell in two hours. No human loss is to be deplored.

What to cancel his stay on the volcanic island? Not really. The lifting of the state of emergency this Sunday morning suggests a quick return to normal. The consequences of torrential rains remain mainly visible in Arrecife, Costa Teguise and San Bartolomé, where large amounts of mud still cover the streets and access roads. “We worked overnight and answered 300 calls, many of which in Arrecife and Teguise. Some houses are flooded and only a large amount of mud remains ”said Enrique Espinosa, head of emergency services for the Lanzarote government on RTVE public television on Sunday.

“Some hotels will not reopen for two months”

In Costa Teguise, seaside resort which houses many hotels and holiday residences, the situation is more “chaotic“, Describes Susana Pérez, president of the Lanzarote tourism federation, quoted by Tourinews. In the middle of Holy Week, “Three establishments have closed, and others have been affected in their lower floors. Some of them believe that they will not be able to reopen for two months.Four hotels had to relocate their customers, even if some shortened their stay for lack of available accommodation.

For tourists who stay elsewhere in Lanzarote, the consequences of the Olivier storm are almost nonexistent. The airport, which has been open all weekend, continues to be served without disruption. The major sites of the island, such as the Maison Musée César Manrique and the Timanfaya National Park, are accessible to the public. The other Canary Islands, such as Fuerteventura and Tenerife, were relatively spared by the storm.

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