This Monday, alerts have been raised by the General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands regarding swell and wind on the island of Lanzarote. The effects of storm Therese have caused, due to its southwest component, several considerable damages in the areas of the promenades and maritime coastline of the capital of Lanzarote.
The mayor of the city, Yonathan de León, has already requested the technicians from the Public Works Area to quantify the damages and proceed to carry out the actions that allow the execution of the repair works as soon as possible.
The force of the waves swept away the walkways for accessibility on the beaches of La Arena and El Reducto, as well as the area of showers and foot-showers placed by the Department of Beaches for the service of users.
Other areas of Arrecife's coastline affected by this storm focus on the historic La Pescadería dock, built with volcanic walls in the first decades of the 18th century as support for the fishing sector for the disembarkation itself its catches in inshore and sailing boats.
A section of the perimeter wall of José Ramírez Cerdá Park, a work by César Manrique, was damaged by the force of the waves. Since last Friday, personnel from the Public Works Department of the City Council erected a safety fence over the section of the wall knocked down by the great force of the sea.
Another of the areas most affected by the force of storm Therese is located next to the pedestrian promenade in Punta del Camello, in the vicinity of El Reducto beach and the Theme Park. In addition to the pavement, which was lifted by the waves, during this weekend the waves worsened the damage in a section of the promenade causing the demolition of a few meters of the perimeter wall created in volcanic stone when this promenade was built in the nineties of the last twentieth century.
The mayor, Yonathan de León, who is also the head of the Department of Public Works, hopes that "soon the works can be carried out to restore and reconstruct these areas damaged by the swell".