Residents’ livelihoods are being disrupted by the heavy snowfall that has followed flash floods in the Canary Islands. There are yellow warnings for snowfall and a pre-alert state in place.
Following flash floods that swept away automobiles, muddied streets, and disrupted inhabitants’ life, the Canary Islands in Africa are currently experiencing a significant amount of snowfall.
While other regions are still struggling with intense rainfall,images and videos of snow-covered mountains in Teide National Park and Tenerife have surfaced online.
According to The Sun,Tenerife and La Palma are both on watch for additional snowfall today, and the government has currently declared a “state of pre-alert.”
Spanish weather service Aemet has issued yellow warnings for both islands through the evening.
Nearly four centimeters of snow are predicted to fall in a day.
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“Snowfall may take the form of showers and could be locally heavy. Level of snow: 1800–2000 m. Greater accumulations are anticipated at higher elevations,according to Aemet.
Due to the ongoing rain, the airport,which is located 10 kilometers south along the coast,has been closed.
Water buildup on the runways has rendered Gran Canaria’s airport inoperable. “Efforts are being made to get them up and running as quickly as possible,”Airport operator AENA informed Metro.
The area most affected by the rain was Telde, which is located east of the Canary Islands. The beach has been closed, and local authorities have advised locals not to go.
Several cars were seen floating on the roads. However, no injuries have been reported so yet.The damage from the flood will continue to persist even if the rainfall ceased last night. More rains is forecast this week.
“Please be careful and avoid traveling and transiting along ravines,” the local authorities had earlier cautioned.In Telde, it can rain a lot in the morning.
A few months after floods in Southern Spain claimed 200 lives, there are again flash floods and snowfall. DANA, a high-altitude isolated depression in Spanish,is the cause of the current flash floods.