Cabildo downgrades alert level for Storm Therese in Tenerife but safety measures remain in place
This does NOT mean the storm is over, it means the threat to public safety is reduced as follows…
Migrant boat reaches Los Cristianos amid Storm Therese
109 people, including women and children, risked their lives getting to Los Cristianos in the small boat…
Dramatic helicopter rescue off South Tenerife coast
A sailing boat got into serious difficulty due to the severity of the conditions…
Residents evacuated from El Puertito in Adeje as houses flood from Storm Therese
Those affected were offered emergency accommodation at the municipal shelter…
Paraglider breaks legs after ignoring Storm warnings and crashing on rocks
The wind thrust him to the ground seconds after take-off and he landed just yards from the sea…
Storms leave 900 homes in south Tenerife without electricity
The power outages mainly affect Adeje, Guía de Isora and Fasnia…
Three arrested after spate of house burglaries in the South of Tenerife
All three are residents of Los Abrigos and Costa del Silencio…
VIDEO: Lamp post lands on moving car after being blown over on Tenerife motorway
It blocked both lanes causing long traffic jams on the TF-5 by the north airport…
Driver crashes into police car before being caught with 230kg of hashish in South Tenerife
Police eventually intercepted the van in Las Galletas after a chaotic pursuit through Las Chafiras…
Missing man found safe in south Tenerife after two-week search
Police have confirmed that he was placed under their protection until his family arrived…
Beach closed in the south of Tenerife due to water contamination
Water tests revealed elevated levels of enterococci bacteria above legal safety limits…
Island wide emergency declared in Tenerife with events cancelled and travel warnings issued
The north and south-west of the island are expected to be the most affected…
Storm Therese forces first event cancellations in Tenerife
The Bluetrail run, which has 3,400 entrants, and Tecnológica Santa Cruz are the first victims of the storm warnings…
Armed robbery horror in south Tenerife as tourists targeted at gunpoint
A 29-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman have already been arrested after shots were fired in the street…
VIDEO: Outrage as fridge found floating in sea off Los Gigantes
The discovery has highlighted a growing environmental issue affecting the marine life on the Canary Islands’ coastline…
Los Cristianos Carnival parade lights up the streets of south Tenerife
The final event, the burial of the sardine, is tonight….
Rock climber dies after falling from cliff wall in Tenerife
The alarm was raised when he got stuck and needed assistance, but he fell from the cliff onto rocks below and died from the injuries he sustained…
Row erupts in El Medano as 100 parking spaces are removed for new cycle lane
The seaside town in south Tenerife attracts thousands of visitors, but residents have to deal with parking problems on a daily basis…
Early-morning fire in apartment block in south Tenerife
The incident took place in a residential building in Guaza…
Two-year prison sentence for sexual assault of holidaymaker in Los Cristianos
He allegedly took advantage of her while she was intoxicated after consuming alcohol during the night…
