The advisory committee of the Territorial Emergency Plan for Civil Protection of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (PLATECA) has met again since 10:00 a.m. this Tuesday to analyze the impact on basic supplies after the telecommunications outage suffered by the archipelago on Monday night. It should be remembered that the Canary Islands are in a state of alert and the emergency has been declared.
After the meeting, the regional Executive has confirmed "the impact by the different telephone operators" during the afternoon and evening of this Monday due to the blackout suffered in the Peninsula, on which some networks depend, as well as "the saturation of the lines at the national level". Meanwhile, the archipelago has not registered incidents in the electricity grid. Neither has Lanzarote.
The Canary Islands Government has reported that "as of today communications are practically fully restored", although it does not rule out that there may be "some specific incidents due to the fact that the communications network still presents some instability".
The different operators have informed the Executive that "this situation is expected to be resolved throughout the day and calls to 112 are being prioritized to ensure communication between citizens and emergency services". Since Monday night, 112 has asked the Canary Islands population to try to reduce the use of communications in order not to affect emergency calls.
The Canary Islands has also reported that "no serious incidents have been reported by the State Security Forces", beyond problems in telephone communications and some flight delays.
In this sense, it has indicated the need to "develop alternative communication protocols" that can guarantee communication between "key elements" in order to manage emergencies in the event of a blackout of this type.
Finally, it has pointed out that the Plan remains active in the emergency phase until the stability of communications and of citizens with 112 is guaranteed.
