UK tourists warned as Canary Islands placed under ‘extreme’ alert
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHolidaymakers in the Canary Islands are warned of the risk of forest fires across the archipelago in the coming days. The Government has declared a ‘pre-alert’ situation this week due to “dry, warm air” and “abnormally high temperatures” creating tinder-box conditions, combined with potential “strong or very strong gusts.” Areas of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, are covered by ‘extreme’ red warnings for wildfires on Friday, issued by Aemet, Spain’s national weather agency.
By Saturday the warnings are extended to cover large swathes of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. The south of Tenerife and Gran Canaria also remain under extreme alerts.
The risk is lowered slightly by Sunday, December 1, although Tenerife and Fuerteventura continue to be placed under red alerts. READ MORE: easyJet announces new routes from Manchester Airport to Turkey, Greece and more with tickets from £26.99 By Monday the risk is lowered across the islands, apart from a small pocket in the south of Tenerife which remains under a red alert.
The Canary Islands government has declared a state of ‘pre-alert’ since Wednesday, November 27 due to the risk of fires, a decision it made after consulting Aemet and the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Response for Forest Fires of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA).
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