The storm Dorothea, finally, left the Canary Islands and left the peace after creating one of the most intense weekends in terms of emergencies that are remembered in recent months with regard to the Archipelago, where the impact of this The storm coming from the east of the Islands has caused more than half a thousand incidents, the vast majority of them located in the province of Tenerife, where El Hierro and Tenerife bore the brunt. Fortunately, there are no injuries to report, beyond the minor injuries suffered by a local police officer from Tacoronte and an operator from the Road Maintenance Service of the Cabildo de Tenerife.
This was confirmed yesterday by the Executive of the Canary Islands, after analyzing, in the Government Council, the conclusions of the meeting of the technical evaluation committee, which yesterday afternoon concluded the maximum alert situation due to strong winds that had been decreed for the islands of El Hierro, La Gomera and in the north and west of Tenerife.
However, the pre-alert situation remains for today due to the moderate southeast wind, with locally strong intervals in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura and probable very strong gusts, which will reach and exceed 60-80 kilometers per hour (km/h) in the median, in the high areas and on the northern and western slopes of the Islands.
In relation to the state of the sea, it is also planned to conclude the alert situation for coastal phenomena in the Archipelago, which has moved to the pre-alert situation with forecast wind from the southeast and east component, force 5 with intervals of force 6; predominance of swell with local areas of strong swell and swell of southern and western component of 1 to 2 meters, with combined sea waves of 1 to 2.5 meters and spring tides. In addition, the pre-alert situation due to the risk of forest fires in Gran Canaria and the western islands is maintained.
incidences
During this meteorological phenomenon, the Emergency and Security Coordinating Center (Cecoes) 1-1-2 of the Canary Islands increased its activity by 20% and managed some 530 incidents related mainly to wind, mostly in Tenerife and El Hierro.
The typology of these incidents, always in information provided by the regional Executive, has consisted of technical assistance associated with requirements for obstacles on public roads or street furniture ready and at risk of falling onto public roads, which includes the fall of branches, palm trees or trees, traffic signs, Christmas lighting, fences or telephone poles. There have also been numerous landslides on the roads and falling stones on the roads and some boats with problems on the coast of the western islands.
In relation to the incidents related to the lack of electricity supply, those affected reached a total of 10,330 subscribers for this reason. By island, Tenerife has the most affected users with 10,011 users, followed by La Gomera with 300, La Palma with 11, Gran Canaria with six and El Hierro with two.
It must be taken into account that the force of the wind knocked down an electrical tower in Los Realejos, where yesterday the technicians were working hard to return normality to the place as soon as possible.
With regard to Tenerife, the most affected municipalities were Guía de Isora, Adeje, Los Realejos, La Orotava, Santa Úrsula and La Laguna, although in the rest there have also been falls of branches and fences, as reported yesterday by the island president , Rosa Dávila.
