2023-10-10 17:16:45
The authorities of the Canary Islands ordered, on Tuesday October 10, the closure of schools for the rest of the week due to the heat wave which hit this Spanish archipelago, which is also facing a resumption of the gigantic fire which broke out is declared this summer in Tenerife.
THE regional education authorities announced on X (formerly Twitter), “suspension of school activities, Wednesday and Friday”Thursday being a public holiday in Spain, “due to the weather situation”.
The Canaries, located off the northwest coast of Africa, face “very high temperatures and (…) to a “calima””, strong hot winds loaded with sand dust coming from the Sahara, their government explained. They are furthermore “on maximum forest fire risk alert”. The Canaries see the mercury rise almost daily to 35°C.
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Heat records
In addition, the fire which ravaged the island of Tenerife from mid-August and reduced 15,000 hectares to ashes resumed a few days ago and is not under control.
It was also decided to move it to level 2 (out of 3), to obtain reinforcements from the State in order to fight the flames. A decision “based on the recovery [du feu] and this heat wave »Rosa Dávila, president of the island authorities of Tenerife, told the press.
For almost two weeks, Spain as a whole has been experiencing record heat for this time of year.
In 2022, 300,000 hectares were destroyed by more than 500 fires in Spain, a record in Europe, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (Effis).
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