Forest fire in Ifonche area

[Janet]

Titsa is saying that there has been an order to evacuate Vilaflor and that it has buses ready to evacuate those who can't get out under their own means. I can find no other confirmation of this, so I hope it's wrong, but Titsa isn't a reckless source.

[Janet]

Tragically confirmed. The Guardia Civil is beginning to evacuate Vilaflor.

[Nova]

Oh hell, where on earth is this going to end??

I've just spoken to my parents in the UK and they had no idea we had a forest fire!  Apparently there's been nothing mentioned there 

[Janet]

Well they have more important things to report on in the UK, like the Olympics ..... 

[Nova]

 

Of course, I pointed them in the direction of your website 

[Janet]

Both hydroplanes over us this minute dropping water above Vera de Erques.  JA

[Nova]

    

[Janet]

Four fire engines now stationed in Vera de Erques. JA

[Janet]

For the last hour and a half, waves in Los Cristianos have prevented the hydroplanes from taking on water. They have shifted to TFS to load.

[Nova]

This is the view right now from Las Galletas...

Where Teide usually is:

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The sun, coloured an intense deep orange by the smoke:

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