A total of eleven flights have been diverted this Wednesday due to adverse weather, derived from the storm Claudiaat the airports of Gran Canaria and La Palma, Aena sources inform Europa Press.
In Gran Canaria, four flights had to land in Fuerteventura, two in Tenerife South and another in Tenerife North, while in La Palma two were diverted to Tenerife South and another two to Gran Canaria and Tenerife North, respectively.
The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of Canary Islands has declared alerts by wind, rains e floods throughout the Autonomous Community starting at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
The passage of a front associated with Storm Claudia will leave moderate and persistent rainfall, as well as storms and sea storms, as described by the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) in its special report for the Islands.
Furthermore, there are pre-alert for storms and strong waves.
The rain alert has been declared based on the prediction of the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) and in application of the Specific Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands for Risks of Adverse Meteorological Phenomena, the General Directorate of Emergencies has indicated, which specifies that the alert will affect the entire territorial area of the archipelago.
The Aemet This Wednesday he updated his notices for the Islands, raising some of them to major risk (orange notice) and also adding a new warning due to strong waves for some islands.
In addition, the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, Physical Activity and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands has decided to suspend classes in person this Thursday throughout the Canary Islands.
