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Tenerife on maximum alert as Storm forces Teide evacuations
7+ hour, 39+ min ago (307+ words) Tenerife has been placed on maximum alert as Storm Therese continues to batter the north of the island, triggering evacuations, road closures, and widespread disruption across key areas, including Mount Teide and the capital, Santa Cruz. Authorities escalated the situation…...
Tenerife gets Spain’s first Double-Decker Buses for Public Transport
20+ hour, 55+ min ago (410+ words) TITSA are set to introduce Spain's first double-decker buses into its public transport network, with 13 new vehicles expected to be in service before the end of summer in Tenerife. The first of these pioneering buses arrived at the Port of…...
Cabildo downgrades alert level for Storm Therese in Tenerife but safety measures remain in place
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (324+ words) The Tenerife Cabildo have downgraded its emergency response level this morning, Sunday, as conditions linked to Storm Therese begin to improve on the island, but key restrictions remain in force. They confirmed that the Island Emergency Plan (PEIN) moved from…...
Migrant boat reaches Tenerife amid Storm Therese
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (264+ words) A small migrant boat carrying 109 people arrived in Los Cristianos, in the south of Tenerife, yesterday (Saturday), during treacherous sea and weather conditions caused by Storm Therese, with 101 men, eight women and one child on board, all believed to be…...
Government raises the alert for floods and landslides in five of the Canary Islands
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (384+ words) The Canary Islands Government has raised the risk level from pre-alert to alert for flooding and landslides across Tenerife, the western islands, and Gran Canaria, as Storm Therese continues to cause problems in the archipelago. The decision, announced today (Saturday)…...
Dramatic helicopter rescue off South Tenerife coast
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (218+ words) A high-risk sea rescue took place yesterday afternoon (Friday) on the south coast of Tenerife, as emergency services scrambled to assist sailors caught in dangerous conditions near El M'dano beach. According to the Canary Islands Emergency and Security Coordination Centre…...
Canary Islands on Flood Alert as ‘One of the Most Impactful Storms’ Approaches
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (334+ words) The Canary Islands Government has activated a pre-alert for flooding across the entire archipelago as Storm Therese approaches the archipelago, with officials warning it could be one of the most significant weather events in recent years. The pre-alert, issued by…...
Armed robbery horror in south Tenerife as tourists targeted at gunpoint
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (363+ words) A shocking late-night robbery last night in the south of Tenerife has left tourists shaken after a couple allegedly carried out a violent street attack, threatening victims and bystanders with a gun. Police have arrested a 29-year-old man and a…...
Firefighting seaplanes return for training flights in the Canary Islands
1+ week, 3+ day ago (347+ words) Residents and visitors in Tenerife and Gran Canaria may have noticed an unusually loud aircraft flying along the coast of the two islands this morning. The noise is not linked to an emergency but to training exercises by firefighting seaplanes…...
Early-morning fire in apartment block in south Tenerife
1+ week, 4+ day ago (160+ words) The emergency services were called to tackle a fire that broke out during the early hours of this morning, Friday, in a residential building in Guaza, within the municipality of Arona, in the south of Tenerife. According to information released…...