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☆ 'Mad' tree cull raises hackles in Canary Island town
  + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( John Stonestreet | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Opponents of the scheme on the Canary Island of La Gomera call it an atrocity and will demonstrate against it on Saturday. Their petition to halt the cull of flame trees, whose bright red flowers make them a magnet for tourists, has drawn more than 1,200 signatures. "We are all battling climate change, and trying to create a green San Sebastian. Laura Concepcion, biologist at the World Biosphere Reserve on neighbouring La Palma, said flame trees could not be deemed an aggressive species. Rodriguez admitted the San Sebastian flame trees' roots were interfering with pipes and distorting stones in some places.
Persons: Aguilar, Elizabeth Scullion, Angelica Padilla, del Carmen Rodriguez, Gomera, Javier Sanchez, Laura Concepcion, Rodriguez, John Stonestreet, Corina Rodriguez, William Maclean Organizations: Avenida, REUTERS, Canarian, Socialist Party, PSOE, Reuters, UNESCO, La, Thomson Locations: Spanish, La Gomera, Spain, Handout, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, San Sebastian, La Palma
☆ Forest fire in Spain's La Palma island forces evacuations
  + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/2] A view of a wildfire in La Palma, Spain, July 15, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. 1-1-2 Canarias Via Twitter/Handout via REUTERSBARCELONA, July 15 (Reuters) - A forest fire in the Spanish island of La Palma has forced the evacuation of at least 500 people, authorities said on Saturday, in the first natural crisis on the island since a volcanic eruption on 2021. At least 11 houses were destroyed as the fire advanced, Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands said on Saturday. It depends on whether we can bring these strong winds under control," Clavijo told reporters in La Palma. Authorities in the island were seeking help from other islands in the archipelago, such as Gomera and Tenerife.
Persons: Fernando Clavijo, Clavijo, Graham Keeley, Clelia Organizations: Via Twitter, REUTERS, La, Authorities, Thomson Locations: La Palma, Spain, REUTERS BARCELONA, Spanish, El Pinar de Puntagorda, Africa, Tenerife
☆ Flights cancelled as storm Hermine hits Spain's Canary Islands
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
A broken tree lies on a street following a storm in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain in this picture obtained from social media. CECOPALSC/Handout via REUTERSRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterMADRID, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Flights were cancelled across Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, airport operator Aena said, as storm Hermine moved in from over the Atlantic, bringing heavy rains to the popular holiday destination. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe regional government has closed schools on Monday as a precaution. Hermine had been expected to strike the Canary Islands as a tropical storm but was downgraded on Sunday to a tropical depression by the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jessica Jones Editing by Peter GraffOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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