
The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands declares the PLATECA alert situation after the total blackout on the island.
The Government of the Canary Islands declares the alert in La Palma after registering a general failure of the electrical system that caused zero energy and the total loss of the island's supply.
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The General Directorate of Emergencies declared PLATECA alert in La Palma due to a total island blackout.
The General Directorate of Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has declared an alert situation on the island of La Palma after registering this Monday, at 06:42 hours, a general failure of the electrical system that has caused zero energy and the total loss of supply in the island territory.
Given this situation, the PLATECA Alert Situation is declared, for the purposes of monitoring the evolution of the incident, supporting the coordination between the administrations and organizations involved and assessing possible effects on essential services.

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