Santa Cruz de Tenerife (EFE) be evacuated.
“There is resistance to abandoning the houses”, warned the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, from the Advanced Command Post, in Tijarafe, and called for everyone’s responsibility, because “first are the people, then the houses and then extinction”.
Clavijo, accompanied by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumption, Héctor Sánchez, and by the President of the Cabildo de La Palma, Sergio Rodríguez, thanked the State for its collaboration and the commitment to send resources from the Defense and Interior Ministries to assist in evictions.
In particular, he has thanked the calls received from the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, and has affirmed that the State has articulated the necessary means and response.
The fire originated around 1:00 am in the area of El Pinar, in the municipality of Puntagorda, and a few hours later it went to level two, with which coordination passed from the Cabildo de La Palma to the Government of the Canary Islands.
Now it also affects the municipality of Tijarafe, whose population center has been evacuated.
The wind has spread the flames towards the summit, where aerial means try to cool the area in the Crestería to prevent the advance towards the Caldera de Taburiente.
At night, a change in the wind is expected, which can lower the fire down the slope and a front will be established on the LP-1 highway to prevent its advance towards inhabited areas.
Ten aerial means and 300 troops on the ground are acting in turns, and the first 56 members of the Military Emergency Unit will shortly be incorporated.
One of the two expected Ministry seaplanes has already taken off from Malaga. The other is not yet in flight due to technical reasons, explained Minister Héctor Gómez, who has highlighted the coordination between all the administrations under the supervision of the Government of the Canary Islands.
The president of the Cabildo called for responsibility and the abandonment of the houses when required, because the troops risk their lives and need to be able to focus on extinction and the defense of people and homes.
The sports halls of Los Llanos de Artidane and Tazacorte have been set up for the evacuees, the Ministry of Defense has begun to equip the Fort and the Red Cross has 400 beds. EFE
July 15, 2023
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The La Palma fire advances uncontrollably over 4,500 hectares, with 2,000 evacuees
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife (EFE) be evacuated.“There is resistance to abandoning the houses”, warned the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, from the Advanced Command Post, in Tijarafe, and called for everyone’s responsibility, because “first are the people, then the houses and then extinction”.Clavijo, accompanied by the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumption, Héctor... Read More