US EditionTourists Alerted as Island to Activate Biggest Ever Volcano Warning
The week-long drill will engage over 1,000 personnel to enhance emergency response for a volcano eruption, despite normal seismic activity around Mount Teide, experts said.
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UK tourists urged to stay calm ahead of Tenerife’s largest ever emergency drill
A volcanic emergency simulation is set to take place this month (Picture: Getty Images) Holidaymakers heading to Tenerife this month have been assured there is no cause for concern as the island prepares to carry out its biggest volcanic emergency simulation in history. The large-scale exercise, which will take place from September 22 to 26, will test evacuation, communication, and coordination measures across the most popular of the Canary Isl…
Tenerife tourists warned as island prepares to activate largest ever volcano drill
Tourists travelling to Tenerife have been issued a warning ahead of the island’s largest ever volcanic drill, after tremors were recorded last week. It comes after small earthquakes from Mount Teide, Spain’s highest peak, were recorded at a depth of one kilometre, and another at surface level last…
Tenerife, one of Europe's most popular tourist islands, is preparing for an unprecedented test of its volcanic alert system. The island's authorities announced that all residents and tourists on the island will receive a special alert on their mobile phones on September 26th. This is part of the largest-ever exercise to anticipate a potential volcanic eruption on the island.
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