The Government of the Canary Islands has considered the Tenerife forest fire stabilized after nine days of work, with more than 14,700 hectares burned although there may be a downward readjustment in the coming days, and a perimeter of 90 kilometers along twelve municipalities between Fasnia and Los Realejos.
The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has indicated that there are no more evacuated people — only the area of Las Lagunetas, which belongs to El Sauzal, and the part of Izaña corresponding to La Orotava – has been evicted.
The president has also indicated that there is still a lot of heat on the island and therefore “small revivals” along the perimeter but there are sufficient land and air resources to intervene and act “forcefully”.
He has asked for “prudence” because the weekend is coming and there may be a temptation to go up the mountain, but there will still be several days and weeks of extinction work, and he hopes that the “final blow” can be dealt and move on to the control phase and therefore, lowered to level 1 so that the management remains in the hands of the Cabildo.
Clavijo has highlighted the “exemplary behavior” of the citizens, who have collaborated with the emergency services and have been respectful of the instructions of the technicians, and have appreciated the involvement of the central government by sending air and land resources.