Canary Islands declares rain alert in La Palma and the Tenerife metropolitan area

The Government of the Canary Islands has raised the situation to a rain alert in the summits and western slope of La Palma and in the Tenerife metropolitan area, according to the Directorate-General for Emergencies. The alert is in force from 00:00 this Sunday, November 1, earlier than planned in the previous update, which set it at 12:00. The rest of La Palma and Tenerife, El Hierro, La Gomera and Gran Canaria remain on pre-alert.

AEMET forecasts locally heavy rain this Sunday that may reach or exceed 30 liters per square meter in one hour in those areas, and 15 or more in the rest of the islands on pre-alert, according to the Government of the Canary Islands. According to Libertad Digital, AEMET has an orange warning in force in La Palma throughout Sunday and in the Tenerife metropolitan area from 12:00 to 24:00, and yellow warnings in El Hierro, La Gomera and Gran Canaria.

The Cabildo of Tenerife is activating its Island Emergency Plan in pre-alert phase from 10:00 and has asked municipalities to activate their emergency plans, according to Diario de Avisos. Santa Cruz and La Laguna are suspending activities and closing municipal facilities from midday, according to that outlet.

The instability will continue on Monday in the four western islands and could last until the early hours of Tuesday, according to the Government of the Canary Islands, which warns that there is uncertainty about the location, intensity and duration of the rain. The episode is not expected to significantly affect Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.