Weather & sea · Canarias · 16.10, 00:00
AEMET: How the Islands would handle the 1826 flood
David Suárez, AEMET delegate in the Canary Islands, discusses preparations for extreme weather events in the context of the upcoming 200th anniversary of the 1826 flood.
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On the night of 7 to 8 November 1826, one of the largest catastrophes in the archipelago's history was recorded on the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The storm caused 298 deaths. It destroyed approximately 650 buildings. It caused the disappearance of the original statue of Virgen de Candelaria. David Suárez states that early warning and minimisation of casualties are key. In 1826, monitoring systems were absent. Today, AEMET focuses on rapid information dissemination.
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