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EDITION 588
FRIDAY 10th NOVEMBER TO THURSDAY 23rd NOVEMBER 2017 MOVIES AT ...
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MESSAGE OF CALM FOR TOURISTS IN TENERIFE
South roads need action
Your dining experience aroundd our o restaurants
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OURISTS in Tenerife can rest assured they can enjoy their holiday without the fear of Mount Teide erupting or any major earthquake! This is the message being relayed by tourism chiefs through the Canary Islands Institute for Volcanology (INVOLCAN) following “misleading” reports in the UK press. According to some of the national media in Britain, Mount Teide is “about to blow” at any time and if it does, could produce a major tsunami which could even swamp London. This, says INVOLCAN, is NOT the case. Everything is normal, there is no need to panic, enjoy your stay in Tenerife and certainly don’t cancel your break! A statement issued by the monitoring organisation assured: “Tenerife is an oceanic active volcanic island and as a typical active vo-
lcanic system, has background seismic activity related to its volcanism. Seismic swarms are common in active volcanoes even during dormant periods, and Tenerife is currently experiencing a period of dormant volcanic activity. “ “The volcano-monitoring programme on Tenerife follows the highest international standards using permanent networks of instruments, as well as periodic scientific campaigns of observation. These instruments enable us to monitor the seismicity, gas emissions and ground deformation with an unprecedented level of detail.” “Therefore, volcanism makes Tenerife Island an attractive tourist destination and the existence of a
Police crackdown on south robberies
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OLICE in the south of Tenerife have arrested seven people for stealing from tourists.
The men, aged between17 and 54, are believed to be responsible for nine robberies at eight different holiday resorts in the San Miguel de Abona and Granadilla districts. The investigation began in early September when there was a slight upsurge in robberies in the area. Police discovered two separate groups were at work, unconnected with one another. The first one homed in on properties along a poorly lit coastal road in Los Abrigos where balconies are low and
at some times, doors of rooms were left open. They also forced open the bars and cafeterias of hotels and holiday complexes at night. The second investigation concluded with the arrest of two men aged 45 and 23 who broke into tourist bedrooms, stealing mainly money and electronic objects such as mobiles and laptops. “Security cameras, different eyewitness accounts of the events, as well as the collection of reports of Civil Guard service patrols have been very useful for both investigations,” said a police spokesman.
multidisciplinary programme for its volcanic surveillance, following the guidelines of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI), also makes Tenerife a safe tourist destination.” “In addition to the volcanomonitoring programme, Tenerife island - as well as the other oceanic active volcanoes in the Canaries - counts on a Special Plan of Civil Protection and Emergency Response for Volcanic Risk in the Canary Islands (PEVOLCA) to respond to any kind of volcanic emergency. “ “According to the indications of PEVOLCA, the volcano alert level is currently in GREEN position, the lowest one; therefore, people can carr y out their activities normally.” *Always prepared if an emergency did happen. See inside.
Woman dies in fire MEDICS COULD NOT SAVE WOMAN’S LIFE
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woman died after fire broke out in a basement of a property in the Verónicas area of Playa de las Américas.
Crews from Santa Cruz and San Miguel de Abona were called out following an emergency call just before 10pm. The person who raised the alert had spotted smoke coming from the basement in calle Francisco Andrade Fumero. The woman was found inside and rescued but there was nothing medics could do to save her life.
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USINESS leaders in the south of Tenerife are once again calling for greater investment in the road network.
THE Circle of Entrepreneurs and Professionals of the South says the thousands of people who use the local roads don’t deserve “unfair treatment”. The organisation is calling on the Canary Government to make Tenerife, especially the tourist south, a priority and allocate more money to get road projects finished and routes improved. CEST also wants the Government to publish details of the daily average intensity of vehicle traffic, as well as the accident rate on the islands’ roads and the time of travel in short distances (10-20 kilometres) . Its president Roberto Ucelay says a full mobility study should also be carried out. The group contends that further delays in road projects will harm the island’s economy. Priorities should include the Chafiras-Oroteanda link, the third lane of the TF-1 between San Isidro and Armeñime, the completion of the island ring and the Los Cristianos link. Lighting and landscaping also needs attention, says CEST.