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Originally Posted by Water Warrior
Is this the first time for extreme weather for you on the island ?
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Last February we had a typhoon, but that just brought the rains that swept the mud & debris down off the mountains, along the barrancos (dried river beds carved out of the mountains by the lava from the erupting mount Teide) & buried the roads under tons of mud - washing the cars along with it.
We get high winds, frequently, in the part of the mountains where we live, but nothing with the ferocity of this storm. The other islands are now on orange alert, but Tenerife is still on red. The power has been on & off all day, but it's just come back on, so I hope it stays on (it's 7 pm & dark out). I heard that the big shopping mall near us closed today, & people are saying that it's the first time in their memory that it's happened. Just hope it blows itself out by tomorrow, like they're forecasting, before it does any more damage.
Just seen, on the news, the cause of the power cuts. Pylons supporting the overhead lines brought crashing down, & someone took a home video of a giant tower crane on a building site come crashing down. Luckily no one was hurt. People reckon it's the fiercest storm in living memory.