Application for the state of natural disaster in the Canaries. The warnings came too late?
The mayor of one of the towns in Lanzarote estimated that the warnings against the weekend weather breakdown came too late. The island is one of the places that measures the effects of the storm Olivier.
This is not the first time this year, when dramatic recordings from the islands associated with the sun go to the network. On Saturday, once again this year Strong downpours have gone through the Canary Islands, which was brought by the storm of Olivier. In recent days it has swept not only over the Canary Islands, also over the continental Spain and Portugal.
Downpours in the canaries. Application for the state of natural disaster
The Lanzarote government announced a state of emergency at night after 6 cm of rain fell on the island loved by tourists within two hours. The state of emergency was lifted on Sunday morning, but on Monday many residents are facing the effects of floods.
The head of the emergency services Lanzarote told local media that some houses were flooded and flood waters left a “large amount of mud”. It rained strongly, among others in the area of San Bartolomé.
Canarian Weekly reports that Mayor of the city of Arrecife, the capital and the largest city island will submit a formal application for an area of natural disaster As a consequence of a serious flood caused by a downpour on Saturday. Thanks to this, residents and entrepreneurs, injured by downpour, will quickly gain access to financial assistance to reconstruction after destruction. The mayor assessed that the warnings against rain from the Aemet agency came too late, and the city was to be surprised by changing the aura.
The dramatic recording circulating on social media shows flood water flowing at high speed under the bridge and cars that got stuck on flooded roads.
On Monday, April 14, the Meteorological Agency Aemet warns about storms in the northeast of Spain, rain in Baleari and the strong wind on the north and southern coast.
