The authorities proceed to evacuate the municipality of Puntagorda (La Palma) before the advance of the fire

This afternoon the population center of Tijarafe was also evacuated

SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, July 15 (EUROPA PRESS) -

The authorities have decided to start the evacuation of the municipality of Puntagorda (La Palma) given the progress and evolution of the forest fire that broke out last morning in the area.

As reported by the Government of the Canary Islands, the fire, which started in Puntagorda and has entered the municipalities of Tijarafe and Garafía, is out of control after having affected some 4,500 hectares of land and having left more than 2,021 for the moment. evicted neighbors, including those from the population center of Tijarafe.

In this sense, the weather conditions during the day and the changing gusts of wind have complicated the work of extinction and have reactivated the tail of the fire in Garafía.

For its part, at 6:00 p.m., the fire had not entered the Caldera de Taburiente, but had passed under El Reventón and is located in the area of ​​the Hacienda del Cura, which raises fears that it could enter the Park. National.

For his part, the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has indicated that of the more than 2,000 evacuees, only 32 have gone to the reception center in Los Llanos and none in the one in Tazacorte, so the rest are with relatives with friends.

In this way, he called for the responsibility of all the residents of the area to follow the instructions of the agents in the face of the danger that a change in the wind could carry the fire to the center of the town of Tijarafe.